Garlic Brown Sugar Chicken (Print Version)
# Ingredients:
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4 bone-in chicken thighs with the skin on.
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Here's what you'll need for the sauce:
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6 garlic cloves, finely chopped.
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A packed 1/3 cup of brown sugar.
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1 tablespoon of sesame oil.
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Optional: A tablespoon of hot sauce for spice.
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1 teaspoon of smoked paprika.
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1/2 teaspoon of kosher salt.
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A pinch — 1/4 teaspoon — of black pepper.
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Toppings are optional but add flavor:
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Sliced green onions.
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Sesame seeds.
# Instructions:
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Chop up the garlic, then toss it in the slow cooker with brown sugar, sesame oil, smoked paprika, salt, pepper, and hot sauce if you're using it.
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Put the chicken in the slow cooker, coat it all with the sauce, and make sure the skin side faces up.
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Let it cook in the slow cooker on HIGH for about 4 hours or LOW for 7-8.
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For a golden, crispy top, stick the thighs under the broiler for a few minutes at the end.
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Sprinkle on some chopped green onions and sesame seeds right before digging in.
# Notes:
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Boneless thighs work too, but shorten the cook time.
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You can throw this together the night before and keep it in the fridge.
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Leaving out the hot sauce makes it less spicy.
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A quick broil crisps up the skin beautifully.