Crock Pot Sweet Sour Chicken Food

CROCK POT SWEET-SOUR CHICKEN

Steps:

• Combine ketchup, water, vinegar, soy sauce and sugar in slow cooker; whisk together well.
• Add chicken pieces and stir.
• Cover and cook on Low for 6 to 8 hours or on High for 3 to 4 hours.
• Combine cornstarch and second amount of water in a small bowl; stir into slow cooker when above times have been reached.
• Cook on High, stirring often, for 15 to 20 minutes or until thickened.
• For faster cooking, pour into saucepan and heat on stove, stirring often, until thickened.

CROCK POT SWEET AND SOUR CHICKEN

Steps:

• CROCK POT: Put vegetables in bottom of crock pot. Sprinkle tapioca over vegetables. Place chicken next. Combine all other ingredients and Pour over chicken. Cover crock pot and turn to low and cook for 8-10 hours.
• OVEN: Put vegetables in bottom of a greased pan.
• Sprinkle vegetables with tapioca.
• Add chicken to pan.
• Combine all other ingredients. Pour over chicken.
• Cover pan tightly with foil.
• Bake in 300 deg. oven for 2 hours.
• The above are basic and easy to do.
• You can add the cherries or mandarin oranges for flavor and attractiveness.

SLOW-COOKER SWEET-AND-SOUR CHICKEN

Steps:

• In a large skillet, saute chicken in oil for 4-5 minutes; drain. Sprinkle with salt and pepper. Drain pineapple, reserving juice; set pineapple aside. In a 5-qt. slow cooker, combine the chicken, water chestnuts, carrots, soy sauce and pineapple juice. Cover and cook on low for 3 hours or until chicken juices run clear., In a small bowl, combine the cornstarch, sweet-and-sour sauce, water and ginger until smooth. Stir into the slow cooker. Add onions and reserved pineapple; cover and cook on high for 15 minutes or until thickened. Add peas; cook 5 minutes longer. Serve with rice.

CROCKPOT SWEET & SOUR CHICKEN

Steps:

• Place the frozen chicken in the crockpot and dump the pineapple (WITH the juice) on top.
• Scatter the chopped vegetables over the chicken and pineapple.
• Whisk together the soy sauce, Thai sweet chili sauce, and the chicken broth, then pour over all.
• Cover and cook for 6 hours on low.
• Remove chicken to cutting board and cut into slices or cubes.
• Return chicken to pot; whisk together the cold water and the cornstarch until smooth, then stir into the pot.
• Cover and continue to cook on low for at least 1 hour.
• Serve over hot cooked rice.

SLOW-COOKER SWEET AND SOUR CHICKEN

Steps:

• Drain pineapple, reserving juice. Place pineapple chunks in small bowl; cover and refrigerate.
• Place carrots, onion, garlic and gingerroot in 4 1/2- to 6-quart slow cooker. Top with chicken. Mix soy sauce, brown sugar and reserved pineapple juice; pour over chicken.
• Cover and cook on low heat setting 7 to 9 hours or until juice of chicken is no longer pink.
• During last 30 minutes, add pineapple and bell peppers. Increase to high heat setting. Mix cornstarch and water; stir into chicken mixture during last 10 minutes of cooking. Serve with rice.

SLOW COOKER SWEET AND SOUR CHICKEN WITH PINEAPPLE

Steps:

• Heat oil in a skillet over medium-high heat. Brown chicken in hot oil, about 2 1/2 minutes per side.
• While chicken is cooking, mix brown sugar, soy sauce, honey, garlic, and ginger together in a small bowl.
• Transfer chicken to the bottom of a slow cooker. Place pineapple and onion on top of the chicken. Pour sauce over top.
• Cover and cook on High for 3 hours.
• Preheat the oven to 500 degrees F (260 degrees C).
• Remove chicken from the slow cooker and place on a baking sheet.
• Bake chicken in the preheated oven until no longer pink at the bone and the juices run clear, about 15 minutes. An instant-read thermometer inserted near the bone should read 165 degrees F (74 degrees C).
• Meanwhile, mix cornstarch and water together in a small bowl. Add it to the slow cooker, stir, and cook until sauce has thickened, about 30 minutes. Add snap peas and chicken and cook until heated through, 15 to 20 minutes more.

SLOW COOKER SWEET AND SOUR CHICKEN THIGHS

Steps:

• Mix 2 tablespoons cornstarch, garlic powder, and ground ginger together in a small bowl. Toss chicken thighs in cornstarch mixture until they are evenly coated.
• Heat oil in a skillet over medium-high heat. Cook chicken in the skillet until browned on all sides, 3 minutes per side. Transfer to a plate and set aside.
• Drain juice from the can of pineapple chunks into a measuring cup. You should have approximately 3/4 cup to 1 cup of juice.
• Mix 1/2 cup pineapple juice, chicken stock, rice vinegar, brown sugar, ketchup, and soy sauce together in a slow cooker. Add browned chicken pieces and stir to coat chicken with the sauce. Cook on Low for 3 1/2 hours.
• Whisk remaining 2 tablespoons cornstarch with remaining 1/4 cup pineapple juice. Stir cornstarch mixture into the slow cooker. Increase the slow cooker heat to High and add pineapple chunks and chopped red bell pepper.
• Cook on High until the sauce is bubbly and thickened and bell pepper is crisp-tender, about 30 minutes. Garnish with chopped green onion.