Monday, April 9, 2012

Meal 17: Ashley makes honey garlic chicken


What you Need
  • 1 1/2 pounds boneless, skinless chicken thighs
  • 3 garlic cloves, chopped or grated
  • 1/2 cup soy sauce
  • 1/2 cup ketchup
  • 1/2 cup honey
  • fresh basil, shredded, for garnish

How it's done:

  • Place the chicken in the bottom of a 4-quart slow cooker. In a small bowl, whisk together the garlic, soy sauce, ketchup and honey. Pour over the chicken and cover.
  • Cook on low for 6 to 8 hours or high for 3 to 4 hours. Remove chicken, place on a plate and tent with foil to keep warm. Transfer the remaining sauce to a saucepan and reduce down over medium heat until desired consistency is reached. Serve over the chicken and garnish with fresh basil.
  • Serve over rice.

Result:

  • This was really great for how simple it was!
  • I personally thought the saltiness of the soy sauce was a little strong, so if I make it again, I'll use a low-sodium variety (but nobody else said anything)
  • Also, I only cooked this for 5.5 hours on low, and I'd have liked to lose the last half hour at least. It was a touch on the dry side (but not much)
  • I didn't have time to reduce the sauce, so I just added wondra to thicken it up. I imagine the sauce would have been different reduced!

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