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Slow-Cooker Sweet and Sour Chicken

Deborah
Easy to cook at home...the balance of sweet and sour is perfect. Cook in a slow-cooker or on the hob.
Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 55 minutes
Slow-cooker cook time 6 hours 35 minutes
Total Time 7 hours 45 minutes
Course Main, Main Course
Cuisine Chinese
Servings 4 people

Ingredients
  

  • 1 to 2 tbsp olive oil
  • 1 red onion diced
  • 500g skinless boneless chicken thigh fillets diced
  • 1 red pepper sliced
  • 1 green pepper sliced
  • 3 garlic cloves crushed
  • thumb-sized piece ginger finely grated (see Notes)
  • 1 red chilli deseeded and finely chopped
  • 400ml chicken stock just-boiled if cooking on the hob (or 200ml if using the slow cooker)
  • 30g soft light brown sugar
  • 4 tbsp tomato ketchup
  • 2 tbsp apple cider vinegar
  • 1 tsp cornflour
  • 1 tbsp soy sauce
  • optional - 1 spring onion sliced (to garnish)

Instructions
 

Slow-cooker Instructions

  • Follow step 1 as below, then transfer the chicken to a slow cooker, along with the onion, garlic, ginger, chilli, 200ml of stock, sugar, ketchup and vinegar. Put on the lid and cook on the low setting for 6 hours. Add the peppers and cook for a further 30 minutes, then follow step 3 as below.

Instructions

  • Heat the oil in a heavy-based casserole over a medium heat. Cook the chicken for 4 minutes or until golden.
  • Add the onion, peppers, garlic, ginger and chilli, and cook for 1 to 2 minutes. Add the stock, sugar, ketchup and vinegar, then give it a good stir. Put a lid on, reduce the heat to low and cook for 45 minutes
  • Whisk together the cornflour and 1 tbsp of water in a small bowl, then add to the pan, stirring until thickened. Just before serving, add the soy sauce to taste, then sprinkle over the spring onions, if using.
  • We enjoyed ours with boiled basmati rice, prawn crackers and sweet chilli sauce…yum!

Notes

  • This can be cooked in a slow-cooker or on the hob - the Instructions for both are below.
  • David can’t remember which TV chef he saw doing it, but they leave the skin on fresh root ginger…it gives extra warmth, so that’s what we’ve been doing.  It will still grate easily enough.

 

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Keyword chicken, slow cooker, sweet and sour