[ Crockpot Honey Garlic Chicken ]

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Ingredients

CHICKEN:

• 6 large chicken thighs skinless and bone-in
• 1 tablespoon olive oil divided

RUB:

• 1 teaspoon paprika mild or smoked
• ½ teaspoon brown sugar
• ½ teaspoon garlic powder
• ½ teaspoon onion powder
• 1 pinch cayenne pepper optional
• 1 teaspoon coarse salt
• ¼ teaspoon cracked pepper

HONEY GARLIC BUTTER SAUCE:

• ½ cup honey
• ½ cup unsalted butter
• 6 cloves garlic finely chopped or minced
• 2 tablespoons low sodium soy sauce
• 2 tablespoons rice wine vinegar or cider vinegar
• 1 pinch salt 
• ½ teaspoon cracked pepper

ADDITIONAL:

• ¼ cup water or chicken broth
• 2 teaspoons cornstarch

Instructions

CHICKEN:

• Pat dry boneless, skinless chicken thighs with paper towel. Combine ½ tablespoon of oil with rub ingredients. Season chicken, rubbing the mixture into the chicken.
• OPTIONAL SEAR: Heat remaining ½ tablespoon oil in a large pan or skillet over medium heat. Sear chicken for 2 minutes each side to get a nice sear. (Do not cook chicken all the way through, this step is purely for flavour.)

  Transfer chicken thighs to a 6-qt (litre) slow cooker bowl.

SAUCE:

• Melt butter in the same pan the chicken was in, scraping up any leftover browned bits in the pan. Add garlic and sauté for 1 minute until fragrant. Stir in remaining sauce ingredients; bring to a rapid simmer for 1 minute. 

  Remove from heat.

SLOW COOK:

• Pour sauce over chicken in slow cooker bowl, flipping thighs in the sauce to evenly coat. Cover with lid and cook on HIGH heat setting for 2-3 hours, or LOW heat setting for 5-6 hours. Baste with sauce half way through cooking.
• Transfer chicken onto serving dish and tent loosely with foil. Let rest for 5 minutes.
• While chicken is resting: pour juices from the slow cooker bowl into a pot large enough to fit the liquid. Bring to a simmer over medium-high heat.
• Whisk ¼ cup water (or broth) with 2 teaspoons of cornstarch/cornflour into a lumpfree slurry. Whisk into sauce and let simmer for a good 2-3 minutes, or until thickend into a syrup-like consistency. (Please note: sauce will thicken as it cools). 

  For a thicker sauce, repeat this step with 1 teaspoon extra cornstarch mixed with 2 teaspoons water. Add into sauce and cook until thickened. Continue this step until reaching your desired consistency.

BROIL:

• Place slow cooked chicken thighs on a lined baking sheet. Baste chicken with some of the thickened sauce, about 2 tablespoons per thigh. Broil briefly for 1-2 minutes each side to char the edges.
• Slice chicken and serve drizzled with Honey Garlic Butter Sauce.