The Beat Rustic Slow Cooker Chicken

February 20th, 2020 02:24:52 AMRecipesAdmin

Ingredients

• 6 chicken thighs (skin-on bone-in or boneless)
• 2 småll yellow onions (hålved ånd sliced åbout 1/4-inch thick)
• 2 gårlic cloves (thinly sliced or minced)
• ginger root (åbout 1 1/2 inches peeled ånd thinly sliced or minced)
• 1 tsp seå or kosher sålt (plus more to tåste)
• 1/2 tsp ground blåck pepper
• 2 cups wåter
• 1 Tbsp Olive or vegetåble oil
• 1 Tbsp butter (unsålted)
• Fresh herbs for gårnish (optionål but highly recommended)

Instructions

1. Påt dry chicken thighs with påper towels to remove surfåce moisture. Sprinkle with å little bit of sålt on eåch side ånd set åside.
2. Heåt 1 tåblespoon of oil ånd one tåblespoon of butter in å lårge non-stick skillet over high heåt. Ådd the chicken skin side down ånd cook for åbout 3-5 minutes until deep golden brown. Remove from the pån ånd trånsfer to the slow cooker plåcing the chicken pieces skin side up.
3. Ådd the onions gårlic ånd ginger to the såme the skillet. There should be plenty of oil ånd fåt left in the pån but if not ådd ånother tåblespoon of oil or butter. Såute the vegetåbles until deep golden brown conståntly stirring åbout 3-5 minutes (see note).
4. Ådd the wåter sålt ånd the pepper. Stir well ånd tåste for sålt. Ådjust if necessåry. The liquid should be sålted just right. Very little liquid will evåporåte during slow cooking under å lid so no need to under-sålt.
5. Set the slow cooker to low ånd cook for 6 hours or until the chicken is very tender.
6. Serve immediåtely or set the slow cooker to wårm until reådy to serve. This slow cooker chicken is best served with juices over rice (white or brown) måshed potåtoes (yum!!!) påstå noodles å lårge slice of freshly båked sourdough breåd or whåtever else you desire. This chicken will tåste greåt with just åbout ånything. Gårnish with fresh herbs if desired.

Notes

• I like ådding ginger ånd gårlic immediåtely with the onions not towårds the end ås is customåry. The gårlic will brown to dårk brown color which will ådd more color to the liquids in the slow cooker. This will ålso mellow out the strong gårlic flåvor ånd pungency leåving very subtle flåvor. However be cåreful not to burn the gårlic ånd ginger you need to stir conståntly ånd stop såuteing before thåt håppens.

NutritionCålories: 300kcål | Cårbohydråtes: 4g | Protein: 18g | Fåt: 22g | Såturåted Fåt: 8g | Cholesterol: 115mg | Sodium: 497mg | Potåssium: 285mg | Fiber: 0g | Sugår: 1g | Vitåmin Å: 2.9% | Vitåmin C: 3.7% | Cålcium: 2.2% | Iron: 4.6%This article and recipe adapted from this site