Chinese Poached Chicken with Slow Cooker. For many Chinese households, Chinese poached chicken (pak cham kai or white cut chicken) is a must-have dish during the Chinese New Year and festivities. Eaten together with a ginger dipping oil, it is an absolutely delectable dish loved by many. Then place the chicken on top, breast up.

Chinese Poached Chicken with Slow Cooker instructions. Add water, ginger, garlic, scallions and salt to the slow cooker. If your bird, came with a bundle of giblets stuffed in the cavity, remove the bundle before cooking. You can cook Chinese Poached Chicken with Slow Cooker using 9 ingredients and 5 steps. Here is how you achieve that.

Ingredients of Chinese Poached Chicken with Slow Cooker

1. It's 2 kg (4 lbs) of chicken thigh.
2. You need 5 cm (2 inches) of ginger, cut into 3 parts and then crushed.
3. It's 10 of garlic cloves, crushed.
4. It's 4 of green onion, the white part only, cut 1 inch.
5. It's 2-3 tsp of salt (according to taste).
6. You need 1 liter (1 quart) of water.
7. Prepare as needed of soy sauce.
8. It's 4 tablespoons of sesame oil.
9. You need 10 of garlic cloves, chopped.

You can toss the giblets (minus the liver. Strain the poaching liquid to remove the ginger, garlic and peppercorns, reserving the liquid. Tear the meat into thick pieces. I love chicken in a slow cooker , but have been looking for something with Asian flavors.

Chinese Poached Chicken with Slow Cooker instructions

1. Add water, ginger, garlic, scallions and salt to the slow cooker. Stir well. Add chicken. Put the slow cooker lid on, press the "low" button and set the timer for 4 hours..
2. After 4 hours, check if the chicken has been cooked or not. Otherwise, cook for another hour (this depends on the size of the chicken)..
3. Take the chicken out (save the broth for another use), brush the chicken with soy sauce..
4. Heat sesame oil, saute the chopped garlic until golden brown. Keep stirring, don't let it get burnt. Pour the garlic and the oil over the chicken that has been brushed with soy sauce..
5. Serve it with Hainanese rice (recipe 👉 https://cookpad.com/us/recipes/5403953-hainanese-rice-with-rice-cooker?via=sidebar-recipes) or warm white rice..

This recipe is great, just made it, the chicken feel off the bone and the broth is great. We also poured a little on our steamed kale. Great base recipe and i look forward to playing with it in the future. Place the chicken in the slow cooker and pour over the broth. I chop the chicken and lay it flat in small freezer bags.