Firecracker Chicken
Slow Cooker Firecracker Chicken is flash fried then slow cooked in a sweet and spicy sauce, for chicken that's crispy on the outside and tender and juicy on the inside and coated in a perfectly sticky sauce. Serve this spicy chicken dish with a side of rice for an easy weeknight dinner!
Servings: 4 servings
Calories: 800kcal
Ingredients
- 1 1/2 pounds chicken diced into bite size pieces
- 1/3 cup cornstarch
- 1/3 cup oil
- 1/2 cup hot wing sauce
- 2 cups brown sugar
- 2 tablespoons water
- 4 teaspoons apple cider vinegar
- Scallions for garnish
Instructions
- Coat your chicken pieces in cornstarch.
- Heat up the oil in a large skillet over medium high heat.
- Brown the chicken quickly in the pan. We are not looking to cook the chicken through, just get a little color on each side.
- Place the browned chicken in the slow cooker.
- In a small mixing bowl combine the hot wing sauce, brown sugar, water and vinegar.
- Pour the sauce over the chicken in the slow cooker and stir.
- Cook on low for 4 hours, stirring once or twice to make sure the sugars are not burning.
- Garnish with scallions and serve over white rice.
Nutrition
Calories: 800kcal | Carbohydrates: 118g | Protein: 15g | Fat: 31g | Saturated Fat: 5g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 8g | Monounsaturated Fat: 17g | Trans Fat: 0.2g | Cholesterol: 61mg | Sodium: 1009mg | Potassium: 305mg | Fiber: 0.1g | Sugar: 107g | Vitamin A: 114IU | Vitamin C: 1mg | Calcium: 101mg | Iron: 2mg