Honey Soy Chicken
Chinese food isn't typically cooked in a slow cooker. However for time poor mums, the slow cooker is a saviour! This Honey Soy Chicken recipe is finger licking delicious. Serve with white rice and a side of steame or sauteed green vegetables.
Ingredients
- 500 g chicken tenderloins
- 1 tablespoon flour
- salt & pepper
- ¼ cup honey
- ⅛ cup soy sauce
- 2 tablespoons tomato sauce
- 2 teaspoons crushed garlic
- ½ teaspoon Chinese five spice
- 1 teaspoon grated fresh ginger
- 2 teaspoons onion powder
- 1 teaspoon cornflour, (optional)
- sesame seeds, to garnish
- 1 spring onion, finely diced to garnish
Instructions
- Turn slow cooker onto high setting.
- Put flour, salt & pepper in a sandwich bag and coat chicken. Transfer chicken to slow cooker, discard flour.
- In a small bowl mix together honey, soy sauce, tomato sauce, garlic, ginger, onion powder and five spice. Mix thoroughly and pour over chicken.
- Cook on high for 4 hours or until chicken is thoroughly cooked and sauce has darkened.
- If you feel like the sauce needs thickening, dissolve cornflour in small amount of water and add to slow cooker. Allow to simmer for approximately 10 minutes.
- Serve chicken on top of steamed rice. Sprinkle with sesame seeds and spring onions to garnish.
Notes
- Use chicken thighs rather than chicken breast if you need to substitute the tenders for something else.
- If you prefer to have more sauce, add 2 tablespoons of water to the recipe after adding in the soy sauce.