Thursday, February 27, 2014

First Time Using Crock Pot = Success!: Sesame Chicken Wings


Ok before all of you question the idea of using a crock pot to make chicken wings, lets just
take some time out to admire the beauty of these wings and their sauce..and the beauty of crock
pots for that matter. Chicken wings are traditionally made by deep frying the chicken first and then adding the sauce and toppings you please. These babies on the other hand, are bathed in a mixture of hoisin sauce, soy sauce, brown sugar, garlic powder, and ginger. Then at the end they are topped off with some crunchy and nutty sesame seeds. For one, adding these to the crockpot makes them amazing for two reasons: 1. these chicken wings are much healthier than the fried alternative. 2. they are slow cooked, which gives great time to seal the flavors in and make the chicken tender. When I made these last Friday, I had all the ingredients besides the chicken so this recipe was rather inexpensive to make. Also, letting the slow cooker cook em up was great because I was able to focus on completing my project. From time to time, I tossed the wings in the sauce for an even coating.
From: Food.com
Ingredients:
3 lbs chicken wings, wing tips removed
1 1/2 cups packed brown sugar
1 cup soy sauce
1 tablespoons hoisin sauce
1 teaspoon ground ginger
1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
1 tablespoon chopped parsley ( optional garnish)
sesame seeds (ADD THESE ON TOP!)

Steps: Have wet and dry ingredients measured out in small, separate bowls. MICE EN PLACE!
1. Place chicken wings in a slow cooker.
2. Combine all of the following ingredients except sesame seeds.
3. Stir in the sauce with chicken wings. Try your best to coat evenly.
 
4. Plug your crock pot and cover. Cook for 3 hours.
5. Remove wings and sauce and place in a large baking dish.
5. Bake or broil 5-10 mins until the wings caramelize a bit.
6. Top with sesame seeds and devour!
Serves 6






Where I've Been This Whole Month



Many of you may have been wondering why I haven't been posting as much as I used to..


    Well, the truth is I have really been busy! Although I am not at my job anymore (long story), I have   gotten quite tied up with my 15 credits worth of classes and trying to spend as much time with the love of my life who recently left for Puerto Rico. When I am not doing either of those things I am either in class for up to 9 hours ( in total) or trying to stay in shape. Oops, I can't forget I have been playing and loving my (sort of ) new cat Peanut.  Don't worry I still LOVE cooking and baking as much as I did when I started this blog. SCRATCH THAT! I love baking and cooking even more now, and I have improved greatly since starting Culinary college. Blogging is not an easy task because there are many pictures to upload and things to write.  In my opinion, those are the two main components of a great blog. In a few moments I will be posting a recipe of Sesame Chicken Wings I made last weekend. Stay tuned for a food review soon as well. There is a plethora of recipes from school and other blogs I am dying to try. I can't wait to share them with you! :)