Crock Pot Chicken Recipes -
Chinese Crock Pot Chicken Recepies

There are many chicken crock pot recipes around, but you don't see many Chinese crock pot chicken recipes. So, I've prepared two very special Chinese style crock pot recepies for chicken.

What makes Chinese crock pot cooking different and unique is the spices used. 5 spices powder, star anise, Szechuan peppercorns are just a few of the hundreds used. You can learn alot more about Chinese cooking here. These spices aren't too hard to find - a trip to your local Asian grocery store should do it.

Note that some of these spices such as 5 spice powder are very strong in taste and aroma, so use them sparingly cooking your chicken crock pot recipes.

Veggie and Chinese Chicken Crock Pot Recipe

Chicken breast - 400g (chopped)
Cabbage - 2 cups chopped
Red and green peppers - 1 each (chopped)
White onion - 1 (chopped)
Chinese peppercorn - 1 teaspoon (grinded)
Honey - 1 tbsp
Soy sauce - 2 tbsp
Salt - 1 to 2 teaspoons
Diced ginger - 1 tbsp
Chicken soup stock - 1 to 2 cups
Corn starch - 2 tbsp + 1/4cup water

• Mix all the ingredients in the slow cooker (but not the starch and water), and cook on low for 6 to 8 hours. Or 4 to 6 hours on medium-low.
• In the last 30 minutes mix the starch and water into the pot. This will thicken the chicken in the crock pot. Then serve.

This next Chinese chicken crockpot receipe tastes very good, with a little spiciness added.

Braised Crock Pot Chicken Recepie

Chicken legs or thighs - 1.5lbs
Celery - 3 stalks (cubed)
White onion - 1 (cubed)
Garlic - 4 to 6 cloves (crushed)
Ginger - 1 tbsp (diced)
Red chilies - 3 to 5 (diced, optional)
5 spices powder - a pinch (optional)
Light soy sauce - 2 tbsp
Sugar - 2 teaspoons
Chicken soup stock - 1 to 2 cups

• Cut the chicken in bite sized pieces. Mix with the diced ginger and red chilies.
• Add the celery, white onions, garlic in to the slow cooker. Add in the chicken, and the rest of the ingredients.
• Cook for 6 to 8 hours on low.