Slow Cooker Chinese Three Cup Chicken Recipe

This Slow Cooker Chinese Three Cup Chicken Recipe is a lighter version of a traditional Chinese braised chicken dish.

I love authentic Chinese food but unfortunately, it’s almost impossible to come by where I live. Most of the restaurants around serve either Asian fusion food or Chinese American food. So, whenever I crave real Chinese food, I make it at home.

Fortunately, most Chinese food is not hard to make in a home kitchen. Although you can’t replicate the high heat stir-fried dishes, braised dishes and steamed dishes can be easily made at home. I made this for my niece from Taiwan recently and she called it “good old home cooking.” I took that as a compliment ;).

This Slow Cooker Chinese “Three Cup” Chicken recipe is a modified version of the original recipe, which literally calls for one cup each of sesame oil, soy sauce and rice wine. I just can’t fathom using that amount of sesame oil or soy sauce in a single dish, so I’ve cut back on both of those ingredients. However, I did use one cup of rice wine since that’s the only liquid in the recipe. This recipe calls for dark soy sauce, which is actually less salty, a little sweeter and thicker than regular soy sauce. To make a gluten-free dark soy sauce substitute, mix a little molasses into gluten-free soy sauce.

Braising can easily be done in a slow cooker, so that’s what I opted for. Of course, you could just cook this on the stove top, which would probably take about 30 minutes.

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Slow Cooker Chinese Three Cup Chicken

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Course Slow Cooker

Cuisine Asian

Servings 6

Calories 457kcal

Ingredients

• 3 pounds chicken I used dark meat; remove skin for less fat
• 1/4 cup sesame oil
• 5 cloves garlic left whole
• 5 slices ginger each the size of a quarter
• 1 scallion cut into 2″ pieces
• 1 cup rice wine or sherry
• 2 tablespoons dark soy sauce see notes for gluten-free version
• 2 tablespoons soy sauce

Instructions

• Heat sesame oil in a large skillet and add garlic, ginger and scallion; sauté until fragrant, then add chicken pieces. Lightly brown chicken pieces. Transfer everything from skillet to slow cooker. Add rice wine, dark soy sauce and regular soy sauce.
• Cook on high for 4 hours.

Notes

Store bought dark soy sauce usually contain wheat. To make your own gluten-free dark soy sauce, mix some 1 teaspoon molasses into 2 tablespoons gluten-free soy sauce.

For lower calorie version (298 calories/serving; 5 Freestyle points), substitute 2 pounds skinless, boneless chicken breast. Cook on high for 3-4 hours or on low for 6-8 hours.

Nutrition

Calories: 457kcal | Carbohydrates: 2g | Protein: 30g | Fat: 32g | Saturated Fat: 7g | Cholesterol: 115mg | Sodium: 781mg | Potassium: 362mg | Vitamin A: 235IU | Vitamin C: 3.6mg | Calcium: 25mg | Iron: 1.8mg

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