Cold Weather Comfort Food: Honey Garlic Chicken

Name: Cold Weather Comfort Food: Honey Garlic Chicken
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 6 h
Total time: 6 h 30 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: PLAN/PURCHASE; 2 Tbsp grapeseed oil; 2 medium tomatoes, blanched, peeled, and puréed; 1/2 medium yellow onion, chopped; 4 clove garlic cloves, minced; 1 tsp chili powder; 1/2 tsp paprika; 1 Tbsp dried parsley; 1/ tsp dried oregano; 1 pinch cayenne pepper, or to taste; 1 Tbsp tomato paste; 1 Tbsp brown sugar; 1/4 c cider vinegar; 1 Tbsp tomato sauce; 1/2 c honey; 1/4 c tamari; 4 large boneless, skinless chicken thighs

By Andy Anderson !
@ThePretentiousChef

Ah, I love Autumn/Winter… so many comfort foods to create, and so little time to make them.

Honey chicken is not so much about the chicken as it is about the sauce. The traditional ingredients in a honey garlic chicken sauce are soy, ketchup, and honey in equal amounts. I thought that would mix that up a bit and play around with the spices.

What I came up with was an awesome sauce, and tasty, flavorful chicken.

So, you ready… Let’s get into the kitchen.

Rating:

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Comments:

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Serves:

Prep:

30 Min

Cook:

6 Hr

Method:

Slow Cooker Crock Pot

Ingredients

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PLAN/PURCHASE
2 Tbsp

grapeseed oil
2 medium

tomatoes, blanched, peeled, and puréed
1/2 medium

yellow onion, chopped
4 clove

garlic cloves, minced
1 tsp

chili powder
1/2 tsp

paprika
1 Tbsp

dried parsley
1/ tsp

dried oregano
1 pinch

cayenne pepper, or to taste
1 Tbsp

tomato paste
1 Tbsp

brown sugar
1/4 c

cider vinegar
1 Tbsp

tomato sauce
1/2 c

honey
1/4 c

tamari
4 large

boneless, skinless chicken thighs

How to Make Cold Weather Comfort Food: Honey Garlic Chicken

Step-by-Step

PREP/PREPARE
Gather your ingredients.
Add the oil to a saucepan over medium heat.
When the oil begins to shimmer, add the onions, and garlic to the saucepan.

Add a pinch of salt, and cook the onions and garlic until softened, and just beginning to turn golden, about 6 to 8 minutes.
Add the dry spices (chili powder, paprika, parsley, cayenne, and oregano), and cook until the spices become fragrant, about 1 to 2 minutes.
Add the remaining ingredients (pureed tomatoes, tomato sauce, tomato paste, brown sugar, cider vinegar, honey, and tamari), and then reduce the heat to low.
Stir to incorporate all the ingredients, and then allow to simmer for 5 minutes.
Place the chicken parts in the bottom of your slow cooker.
Chef’s Note: I tried this dish with skin on/bone in – skin off/bone in, and skin off/bone out… The skin imparts a bit of grease to the sauce and increases the cooking time. Removing the skin and the bone, left the chicken a bit too wimpy for me. Skin off/bone in, gave me the best taste and presentation.
Pour the sauce on top.
Cook on low for 6 hours.
PLATE/PRESENT
Place the chicken on a plate with some long-grained white rice, drizzle the chicken with the yummy sauce, and add a sprinkle of toasted sesame seeds. Enjoy.
Keep the faith, and keep cooking.