Honey Chicken
I made this awesomely yummy crock today from a recipe I found on Rival's site.
Honey Chicken
Ingredients:
6 chicken breasts
1 tsp salt
1 tsp pepper
1½ c. honey
1/3 c. ketchup
1 c. soy sauce
¼ c. oil
2 tsp minced garlic
Directions:
Combine ingredients in slow cooker. Cover; cook on Low 7-8 hours or High 4-5 hours.
Except I changed things as follows:
3 bone in, skin on chicken breasts instead of 6 boneless skinless
1 cup honey (all I had on hand)
1/3 cup soy sauce (I think soy sauce is salty, so I added less)
no oil ****
1 tsp garlic powder (no garlic cloves on hand)
It was very good, but I had a question. I have never seen a crockpot recipe that called for adding oil before. I think adding oil would just create a pool of slime floating on top of the crockpot juice/sauce. I've had to skim fat off of crockpot meals before, and that was just the fat from the meat or some butter.
Why did this recipe call for oil? The finished product certainly didn't need it. Would it actually incorporate into the sauce, or just float on top? Has anyone ever made a recipe that called for oil to be added?
Honey Chicken
Ingredients:
6 chicken breasts
1 tsp salt
1 tsp pepper
1½ c. honey
1/3 c. ketchup
1 c. soy sauce
¼ c. oil
2 tsp minced garlic
Directions:
Combine ingredients in slow cooker. Cover; cook on Low 7-8 hours or High 4-5 hours.
Except I changed things as follows:
3 bone in, skin on chicken breasts instead of 6 boneless skinless
1 cup honey (all I had on hand)
1/3 cup soy sauce (I think soy sauce is salty, so I added less)
no oil ****
1 tsp garlic powder (no garlic cloves on hand)
It was very good, but I had a question. I have never seen a crockpot recipe that called for adding oil before. I think adding oil would just create a pool of slime floating on top of the crockpot juice/sauce. I've had to skim fat off of crockpot meals before, and that was just the fat from the meat or some butter.
Why did this recipe call for oil? The finished product certainly didn't need it. Would it actually incorporate into the sauce, or just float on top? Has anyone ever made a recipe that called for oil to be added?