Honey, orange and ginger crockpot chicken

Man, this dish is delicious! Especially, when you are craving some Chinese takeout. Yet, it is a fraction of the cost and is free of  refined sugar and all the other additives of Chinese food :) It has a great balance of sweet, salty and spicy flavours and the actual sauce works well with salmon as well,(just not in the slow cooker ;)

The best part is...you mix all your ingredients in a bowl, turn on on your crock pot, throw in your chicken and pour the sauce over it and...well....go away, do your nails, do some shopping, take a nap, whatever you fancy:) 

What you will need

2 lbs of boneless, skinless chicken thighs 

1/3 cup of tamari gluten free soy sauce (or regular soy sauce if you choose)

1/3 cup of honey

4 tbsp of freshly squeezed orange juice (approx, the juice of one large orange)

1 tbsp of sesame oil

2 tbsp of tomato paste

3 cloves of garlic, minced

1 tsp of grated fresh ginger

1/2 tsp of red chili flakes (more or less,depending on taste)

1/4 tsp of freshly ground black pepper

Mix all the ingredient in a bowl. Turn on your crock pot on low and set for 4 hours. Place your chicken thighs on the bottom and pour sauce over top. Put on the lid and go shopping :)

 After the 4 hours are up, take out the chicken and chop up in bit size pieces, set aside. Pour the sauce in a sauce pan and simmer for about 15 min until it thickens. Pour the sauce over the chicken and garnish with chopped green onions and toasted sesame seeds. Serve over brown basmati rice or cauliflower rice

Recipe courtesy of Against all Grain.