Where I love my slow cooker with a passion that sometimes is a little peculiar in a public setting, sometimes I’m reminded that like all things, it can let you down from time to time. See, slow cooking is all about flavors and sometimes a recipe can just fall flat if the components aren’t there the way they need to be. Sadly, that’s how this recipe started. I wanted a mouth watering, aromatic punch in the face with these Asian themed meal. Something that would have me salivating. But when I actually got to into the kitchen and starting tossing it together, I started to suspect the recipe just wasn’t bringing it’s a-game. And that is simply unacceptable in the PtS kitchen. So I changed things up. Cuz sometime’s that just what you have to do.
Slow Cooker Thai Chicken Wings
Adapted from BHG Special Interest Pub Skinny Slow Cooker
Ingredients:
- 2 1/2 lbs chicken wings and drum sticks
- 1/4 cup water
- 1 tbs lime juice
- 1/2 teas ground ginger
For the Peanut Sauce:
- 1/2 creamy peanut butter
- 1/2 cup water
- 2 tbs low-sodium soy sauce
- 2 garlic cloves, minced
- 1/2 teas freshly grated ginger
- 1/4 teas crushed red pepper
Preparation:
Place chicken in slow cooker with water, lime juice, and ground ginger. Mix to combine and coat. Cover and cook on low for 5 to 6 hours.
Remove the chicken from the cook liquid. Preheat the broiler. Line a baking sheet with aluminum oil.
Make the peanut sauce. Whisk the peanut butter and water together in a small saucepan over low heat. Add the soy sauce, garlic, ginger and red pepper. Stir until heated through and smooth.
Brush the chicken with the peanut sauce and place on the baking sheet. Broil for 5 to 7 minutes or until skin begins to brown. Brush again with peanut sauce, sprinkle with sesame seeds and serve with additional peanut sauce.
Slow Cooker Asian Lettuce Wraps
Adapted from BHG Special Interest Pub Skinny Slow Cooker
Ingredients:
- 2 lbs ground chicken
- 3 scallions, white parts only, sliced
- 1 8oz can water chestnuts, drained and chopped
- 2 medium carrots, shredded
- 1 cup frozen endamame
- 4 teas reduced-sodium soy sauce
- 1 tbs Chinese-style hot mustard
- 2 teas teriyaki sauce
- 1 teas rice vinegar
- 1 teas hot seasame oil
- 1 8oz can hoisin sauce
- 3 tbs sriracha
- 1 14.5 can reduced sodium chicken broth
- 1/2 teas black pepper
- 1 head bib lettuce
Preparation:
In a preheated skillet, cook the ground chicken until no longer pink; place in slow cooker. In a medium bowl, whisk together the soy sauce, mustard, teriyaki, rice vinegar, sesame oil, hoisin, sriracha, and black pepper. Add the scallions, water chestnuts, carrot and endamame. Pour over the chicken. Stir a bit.
Cover and cook on low for 4 to 5 hours.
Strain mixture. Serve ground chicken mixture with lettuce leaves, additional sriracha, scallions, and sesame seeds.
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Oh my goodness, both of these dishes look great! I love how you added edamame to the lettuce wrap mix. They are so great to throw in at the last minute to add a little more green. Also, I never thought to make wings in the slow cooker. Will definitely be making this meal sometime soon
The chicken legs look delicious! I’ve never had chicken legs in Thailand, is it common there and I just didnt come across or is it your own creation?
Also, love the look of your website
And I thought I loved my slow cooker
Great recipe!
that chicken wing looks soooo good. I did not realize you could do this in slow cooker will be trying this wings soon
Never thought to make wings in the slow cooker – what a great idea!
I love, love, love Lettuce Wraps! I can’t wait to try these!
Well looks like it all turned out perfectly!
I love lettuce wraps. They are so easy, but SO SO SO good! I just bought some lettuce to do that with. I can’t wait.
So I kinda need these wings in my face now…and its 8am here. so that tells ya…
ooo looks so good. I neglected my close cooker this year. at least this is inspring me to pull it out
These recipes look and sound soooo good. I love these flavors. You are like a slow cooker guru! I’m going to try making one of these this weekend. Thanks!
Looks delicious!! About how many servings would you say this makes? In an appetizer setting.