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Instant Pot Rusty Chicken

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  • Author: 365 Days of Slow and Pressure Cooking
  • Prep Time: 15 minutes
  • Cook Time: 12 minutes (plus 10 minute NPR)
  • Total Time: 27 minutes
  • Yield: 4 servings 1x

Description

Tender chicken in a rust colored sauce made from soy sauce, chili garlic sauce and rice vinegar. You can also make this recipe in a slow cooker. 

Ingredients

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  • 1/2 cup chicken broth
  • 1 Tbsp brown sugar
  • 1–2 Tbsp chili garlic sauce (sambal oelek)
  • 3 Tbsp low sodium soy sauce
  • 2 Tbsp seasoned rice vinegar
  • 1 Tbsp minced garlic
  • 1 1/2 pounds boneless, skinless chicken thighs
  • 2–3 Tbsp cornstarch + 3 Tbsp water

Instructions

Instant Pot Instructions: 

  1. Add broth, brown sugar, chili garlic sauce (1 Tbsp for less spicy or 2 Tbsp for more spicy), soy sauce, vinegar, garlic into Instant Pot. Stir. Add the chicken into the Instant Pot.
  2. Cover and make sure valve is set to sealing. Set the manual/pressure cook button to 10 minutes for fresh or 12 minutes for frozen chicken. When time is up let pot sit for 10 minutes and then move valve to venting. 
  3. Break up the chicken or shred. In a small bowl, stir together cornstarch and water until smooth. Turn Instant Pot to sauté setting and stir the cornstarch slurry into the pot. Once sauce has thickened turn off the Instant Pot. 
  4. Serve chicken and sauce over rice.  

Slow Cooker Instructions:

  1. Add broth, brown sugar, chili garlic sauce (1 Tbsp for less spicy or 2 Tbsp for more spicy), soy sauce, vinegar, garlic into slow cooker. Stir. Add the chicken into the slow cooker and stir to coat.
  2. Cover and cook on low for 4-6 hours.
  3. Break up the chicken or shred. In a small bowl, stir together cornstarch and water until smooth. Turn slow cooker to high setting. Stir the cornstarch slurry into the slow cooker. Cook on high without lid until sauce has thickened, about 10 minutes.  
  4. Serve chicken and sauce over rice.  

Notes

  • If you’d like you can make pot-in-pot rice at the same time. After ingredients are added into the pot position a tall trivet* into the pot. In a pot-in-pot dish* add 2 cups white rice and 3 cups water. Place the rice dish on top of the trivet. You can cover the dish or keep it uncovered. The rice will cook perfectly as the chicken pressure cooks.
  • Category: Chicken
  • Method: Instant Pot or Slow Cooker

Find it online: https://www.365daysofcrockpot.com/instant-pot-rusty-chicken/

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