Slow Cooker Soy-Ginger Chicken

• portions: 4 servings
• temps actif: 30 minutes
• temps total: 6 hours 30 minutes

Ingrédients

⅓ cup soy sauce

2 tablespoons dark-brown sugar

5 garlic cloves, thinly sliced

⅔ cup fresh cilantro, chopped, plus sprigs for garnish

1 piece fresh ginger (about 2 inches long), peeled and cut into thin strips

5 scallions, thinly sliced on the diagonal (1 cup packed)

1 tablespoon balsamic vinegar

1 teaspoon ground coriander

½ teaspoon ground pepper

4 chicken drumsticks and 4 thighs (about 2 ½ pounds total), skin removed

2 medium carrots, thinly sliced crosswise

water

1 tablespoon cornstarch

Cooked white rice, for serving

Instructions

Add ingredients to slow cooker: In a 5- to 6-quart slow cooker, stir together soy sauce, sugar, garlic, cilantro, ginger, 1/2 cup scallions, vinegar, coriander, and pepper. Add chicken and carrots; toss to coat. Add water or broth.

Cook: Cover, and cook on low until chicken is tender, about 6 hours. Using a large spoon, skim off and discard any fat from surface of cooking liquid.

Mix cornstarch slurry and cook: In a 2-cup glass measuring cup, whisk cornstarch with 1 tablespoon water. Ladle 1 cup cooking liquid into measuring cup; whisk to combine. Pour into a small saucepan and bring to a boil; cook until thickened, about 1 minute.

Add cornstarch slurry to chicken: With slow cooker turned off, stir in cornstarch mixture. Serve chicken with white rice, and garnish with cilantro sprigs and remaining 1/2 cup scallions.