Slow cooker ginger plum chicken recipe that is delicious and satisfying.
Course Entree
Cuisine Asian Fusion
Prep Time 15 minutesminutes
Cook Time 3 hourshours45 minutesminutes
Servings 4-6
Calories 651kcal
Author Robin Gagnon
Ingredients
3stripsbaconcenter cut or trimmed
1cuponionchopped
1clove garlicminced
1cupdiced prunes
1teaspoonground ginger
¼teaspooncinnamon
⅛teaspooncayenne
1tbsoil
1 ½lbsboneless chicken thighstrimmed & cut into approx 3x3" chunks
½cuporange juice
¼cupapple cider vinegar
3tbslow sodium soy sauce
2tbshoney
2bay leaves
Instructions
Place dutch oven or pot over med-high heat. Chop the bacon into small bits and drop into pan. Once it starts brown and render fat, add the onion and garlic. Stir.
Once the onion and garlic are cooked add the prunes, ginger, cinnamon and cayenne, cook for a minute, then reserve to a bowl and set aside.
Pour the oil into pan (still on med-high), then drop chicken into pan. Cook for 4-5 minutes until starting to brown, then flip and cook another 3 minutes.
Add the remaining ingredients to pan, stir to deglaze, and add the bacon/prune mixture back to pan, stir and bring to a boil. Reduce to low-med and cook for 5 minutes, then take off burner and seal up in Wonderbag or dump into an electric slow cooker.
Allow to slow cook for 4 hours, then serve over rice or pull the chicken and serve in sandwiches.