Crock Pot Fiery Mandarin Chicken Slow Cooker Recipe

Crock Pot Fiery Mandarin Chicken Slow Cooker Recipe

Ingredients

For the chicken:

• 6 chicken thighs
• 1 tbsp Chinese Five Spice Powder
• 1/2 tsp kosher salt

For the sauce:

• 1 cup no sugar added mandarin orange slices
• 1 tsp minced garlic
• 1 tbsp minced ginger
• 1/2 tsp sliced red chilis or red
• pepper flakes
• 1 tbsp lime juice
• 1 tbsp granulated sugar substitute
• 1 tsp sesame oil
• 2 tbsp fish sauce
• 1/2 tsp xanthan gum

Method

1. Mix the spice powder and kosher salt in a bowl
2. Season the chicken pieces with the mix
3. Place the thigh pieces with skin facing the bottom on a heated skillet for about 3-4 minutes
4. Flip the pieces onto the other sides and allow to brown for about 2-3 minutes
5. Lay the browned chicken thighs in the crock pot
6. Mix all the sauce ingredients excluding the xanthan gum in a bowl
7. Toss in the sauce over the chicken thighs
8. Leave on low for about 6 hours or 4 hours on high
9. Transfer the chicken into a platter
10. Pour the sauce into a blender and mix in the xanthan gum
11. Process for about 25 seconds and pour over the thighs
12. Serve warm and garnish with Cilantro if required

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