Slow Cooker Sweet & Sticky Chicken Wings
An easy recipe for game day and football season using your slow cooker, bourbon optional.
Servings: 6
Equipment
- 5 or 6-quart slow cooker
Ingredients
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 - 1/2 teaspoon pepper
- 1 1/2 cups honey
- 3/4 cup reduced sodium soy sauce
- 1/2 cup ketchup
- 2 tablespoons canola oil
- 2 tablespoons toasted sesame oil
- 2 garlic cloves minced
- 3 pounds chicken wings or drumettes
- 2 tablespoons cornstarch
- Garnish: toasted sesame seeds and chopped green onion
Instructions
- Spray interior of 5 or 6 quart slow cooker crock with nonstick cooking spray.
- In medium size mixing bowl, stir together salt, pepper, honey, soy sauce, ketchup, canola and sesame oils, and minced garlic. Mix well.
- Place a layer of wings in the slow cooker crock. Spoon a portion of sauce over the top.
- Make another layer of wings, staggering them so they don’t directly overlap the first layer. Spoon a portion of sauce over the second layer. Continue with layers topping with sauce until all wings are in cooker.
- Cover. Cook on low 3 to 4 hours or on high 1 – 2 hours until chicken is tender. Remove wings and keep warm.
- In a small bowl, whisk together cornstarch and 2 tablespoons water. Stir in mixture into the slow cooker. Cover and cook on high heat for an additional 10 - 15 minutes, or until the sauce has thickened.
- Preheat oven to broil. Place wings on foil lined baking sheet. Broil 3 – 5 minutes or until wings are caramelized and lightly charred.
- Serve wings with additional sauce and sprinkle with sesame seeds and chopped green onions.
Notes
Substitutions: For a flavor boost, substitute 1 1 /4 cup maple syrup for honey. Reduce soy sauce to 1/2 cup and add 1/2 cup of good bourbon.