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Slow Cooker Sesame Chicken - amazing chicken made with San-J Tamari and sesame sauce. Gluten-free and hearty meal for the family.
In cold winter months, I am all about making hearty meals for my family. Nothing warms me up more than a steaming hot dish prepared in my slow cooker, such as this amazing and utterly delicious Asian Sesame Chicken.
There is just something so homey about slow cooker meals. I love it that the kitchen warms up as the food gets cooked. I also love the aroma and mouthwatering smell of food wafting in the air, setting my stomach rumbling as I eagerly await for dinner.
Plus, slow cooker is so convenient as I can potter around in the house, catch up on my TV shows, or read magazines and books when it does its magic.
When it comes to slow cooker recipes, you need a good quantity sauce as much of the flavors of your food will come from the sauce.
For this Asian Sesame Chicken, I used San-J Tamari, which is a premium Japanese soy sauce made with all soybeans, with a richer, smoother taste and naturally brewed. San-J Tamari is made with 100% soy, naturally brewed for up to six (6) months with no wheat.
It’s certified Gluten Free, Vegan, Kosher and Non-GMO Project verified. It’s the only tamari I have in my pantry!
To make the Asian sesame sauce, I mixed San-J Tamari (I used reduced sodium but regular tamari would work just fine) with apple cider vinegar, sugar and sesame oil. I like my chicken pan-fried prior to slow cooking, but you can skip this step.
The recipe is so easy: place the chicken in the slow cooker, add the Asian sesame sauce and let it cook in the slow cooker for 3 hours and dinner is ready.
Despite the simplicity of the recipe, the chicken is fall-off-the-bone tender and deeply flavorful. San-J Tamari infuses the chicken with a wonderful umami flavor, each bite is bursting with flavors. Serve the chicken with rice or noodles and you will have a delicious dinner that your entire family will enjoy.
San-J Tamari can be found at most natural food stores and supermarkets, so stock it up and try out this recipe or the Salmon Teriyaki noodles recipe.
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This recipe is only 404 calories per serving.
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Slow Cooker Sesame Chicken
Ingredients
- 20 oz (580g) bone-in chicken thighs
- white sesame, for garnishing
- chopped scallions, for garnishing
Sauce:
- 4 tablespoons San-J Reduced Sodium Tamari
- 1 1/2 tablespoons sugar
- 1 tablespoon apple cider vinegar
- 1 teaspoon sesame oil
- 1/2 teaspoon white sesame
Instructions
- Pan-fry the chicken in a skillet, skin-side down. Cook both sides until they are nicely browned.
- Mix all the ingredients for the Sauce in a small bowl and stir to combine well.
- Arrange the chicken in the slow cooker and pour in the sauce. Turn the heat to high and cook for 3 hours.
- Remove the chicken to a serving platter, garnish with sesame seeds and scallions, and serve immediately.
Nutrition
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
I want to try this recipe but don’t have tamari sauce. Could I use soy, teryaki, hoisin or oyster sauce instead?
You can use low sodium soy sauce.
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Yes.