Please welcome today's guest, EVA GATES, author of the lighthouse library series and AKA that energizer bunny, Vicki Delany. Eva's an entertaining author and a terrific cook. We've been lucky enough to be invited to her farmhouse table for an excellent meal and good company. Today she's sharing an easy and delicious recipe and giveaway. Read to find out more.
Sometimes, even on the hottest summer days, you just feel
like a hearty, hot meal. And that’s where your slow cooker shines. No need to heat up the kitchen, just pop the
chicken in the pot with a quick and easy sauce, turn it on, and head off to the
beach or out to the swimming pool.
I love this dish, and it’s very economical too. Rather than buying expensive chicken parts,
get a whole chicken when it’s on sale and hack it to pieces. Because the meat will be removed from the
bones before being served, you don’t need to worry about appearances or
ensuring all the pieces are similar size for serving presentation.
Slow Cooker Honey Garlic Chicken
Ingredients:
3 – 4 pound chicken, whole
1/2 cup honey
1/2 cup low sodium soy sauce
1/4 cup blackberry jam
1/4 cup hoisin sauce
2 tbsp olive oil
3 cloves garlic, minced
½ onion, diced
1/4 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes
1 tbsp cornstarch
1/2 cup honey
1/2 cup low sodium soy sauce
1/4 cup blackberry jam
1/4 cup hoisin sauce
2 tbsp olive oil
3 cloves garlic, minced
½ onion, diced
1/4 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes
1 tbsp cornstarch
Directions:
Place chicken pieces into the slow cooker.
In a medium bowl, whisk together the honey, soy sauce, blackberry jam, hoisin, olive oil, garlic, onion and crushed red pepper flakes.
Pour the sauce over the chicken. Cover the slow cooker and
cook the chicken on LOW for 5 – 6 hours until the chicken is fully cooked to
the point of sliding easily off the bone. .
Remove the chicken pieces from the slow cooker and place them on a cutting board.
Cut the chicken meat off the bones and shred the meat into small pieces. Place the shredded chicken in a large bowl and discard the bones.
Whisk together the cornstarch and 3 tablespoons of cold water.
Transfer the liquid from the slow cooker into a saucepan set
over medium-high heat and whisk in the cornstarch mixture. Bring the sauce to a
boil and cook it until it reduces and has thickened slightly, about 3 minutes.
Enjoy!
This recipe freezes very well.
(I found this recipe at http://www.justataste.com/slow-cooker-crock-pot-honey-garlic-chicken-recipe/
and made some adjustments of my own)
Eva Gates is the author of the Lighthouse Library cozy
series from Penguin Obsidian, set in a historic lighthouse on the Outer
Banks of North Carolina. The first in the series, By Book or By Crook, was
released in February and the second, Booked for Trouble, will be out
September 1st. Eva is the pen name of bestselling author Vicki
Delany, one of Canada’s most prolific and varied crime writers.
Eva can be found at www.lighthouselibrarymysteries.com and Vicki at www.vickidelany.com
Follow Eva on Facebook at www.facebook.com/evagatesauthor and Vicki at https://www.facebook.com/Vicki.Delany.
Eva can be found at www.lighthouselibrarymysteries.com and Vicki at www.vickidelany.com
Follow Eva on Facebook at www.facebook.com/evagatesauthor and Vicki at https://www.facebook.com/Vicki.Delany.
Eva is offering an ARC (advanced review copy) of Booked
for Trouble to one lucky reader (USA OR CANADA) at Mystery Lovers’ Kitchen Just leave
a comment to enter the draw.
The Honey Garlic Chicken looks delicious! Thank you for sharing the recipe. Please enter me in the giveaway for I would love to win. :-)
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myrifraf(at)gmail(dot)com
Such a fabulous slow-cooker chicken recipe; and the book definitely sounds like a wonderful read! EMS591@aol.com
ReplyDeleteI bet I can guess one of the adjustments--subbing in blackberry jam for the honey, right? Love it! I am going to try it with chicken tenders!
ReplyDeleteOh, dear. Looks like somehow the honey got missed. So sorry. Yes, you need 1/2 cup honey. The recipe will be fixed in a minute.
DeleteI hope you all enjoy the dish (too bad I can't teleport it to the winner as well!)
ReplyDeleteLooking forward to Booked for Trouuble.
ReplyDeleteflash29@sympatico.ca
Oh that dish sounds really yummy! Thanks for sharing it. Can't wait to read the new book.
ReplyDeleteI loved the first book and can't wait to read the second!
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Thanks, Anon!
DeleteThat recipe looks delicious! I loved By Book or By Crook and can't wait to read the new one!
ReplyDeleteI hope you liked the protagonist's name, too, Lucy.
DeleteThanks, Eva! I love your covers and am looking forward to Booked for Trouble! patucker54 (at aol dot com)
ReplyDeleteLove the garlic chicken recipe. I use my slow cooker alot along with my electric pressure cooker for the veggies. Look forward to the new book.
ReplyDeleteBettyjo.english@gmail.com
Love the garlic chicken recipe. I use my slow cooker alot along with my electric pressure cooker for the veggies. Look forward to the new book.
ReplyDeleteBettyjo.english@gmail.com
Love the garlic chicken recipe. I use my slow cooker alot along with my electric pressure cooker for the veggies. Look forward to the new book.
ReplyDeleteBettyjo.english@gmail.com
This looks delicious and you'd get many meals from it. Can't wait to read another of your mysteries. cheltgirl60@me.com
ReplyDeleteI am very curious about the sauce for the recipe. Looking forward to trying it.
ReplyDeleteYour slow cooker Honey Garlic Chicken looks good going to print the recipe and try it soon. I read By Book or By Crook and reviewed it on my blog http://acozygirlreads.blogspot.ca/ I would love a chance to win Booked for trouble. Very happy your giveaway is open to Canada. I live in Canada so thank you My email is sweething99@hotmail.com
ReplyDeleteI'm always looking for new things to do with chicken.
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Can never have to many chicken recipes, Sandy.
DeleteI think I'll try that recipe---YUM! Thanks for the contest.
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Looks great! Looking forward to Booked for Trouble.
ReplyDeleteThanks for the contest! The recipe looks good! crossxjo@hotmail.com
ReplyDeleteAwesome. Thank you for the chance! Looking forward to reading Booked for Trouble!📖
ReplyDeleteI love slow cooker recipes, and I'm really enjoying By Book or by Crook. Looking forward to finishing it and then reading Booked for Trouble. rencw@verizon.net
ReplyDeleteGlad you like it, Renee.
DeleteYou're making me hungry! I am looking forward to reading this book!
ReplyDeleteWow I am going to make that one as it is easy to make and must make the kitchen smell so good . Thank you for offering one of your newest to one of us! ptclayton2@aol.com
ReplyDeleteOne of the things I really enjoy about a slow cooker is the marvellous smells that fill the house all day.
DeleteThanks for this lovely feature, great recipe and interesting book giveaway. I have read all of your novels set in Canada and they are memorable. elliotbencan(at)hotmail(dot)com
ReplyDeleteMemorable is good! Thanks.
DeleteLooking forward to reading it!
ReplyDeleteDelectable recipe and delightful book which I would enjoy. Many thanks. saubleb(at)gmail(dot)com
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