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Slow Cooker Chicken Wings
Slow Cooker Chicken Wings simmered in a savory Japanese broth are amazingly fall-off-the-bone tender. Cooking low and slow gives you plenty of hands-off time with surprisingly moist and delicious results.
Prep Time
10 mins
Cook Time
5 hrs
Total Time
5 hrs 10 mins
Servings: 3
Calories: 466 kcal
Course:
Main Course
Cuisine:
Japanese
Ingredients
- 1 lb daikon radish (about ½ daikon)
- 1 knob ginger (1 inch, 2.5 cm)
- ¼ tsp Diamond Crystal kosher salt (for blanching the daikon leaves)
- 1 Tbsp neutral oil
- 9 pieces chicken wings (flats/drumettes) (patted dry with a paper towel)
- ½ cup water
- 2 hard-boiled eggs (peeled)
For the Seasonings
- 3 Tbsp sake
- 1 Tbsp sugar
- 2 Tbsp mirin
- 3 Tbsp soy sauce
Instructions
- Gather all the ingredients. For a slow cooker, I used my 6 QT Instant Pot. If you don’t own a slow cooker, you can simply simmer the ingredients in a regular pot for 20–30 minutes, let cool for a couple of hours while the ingredients absorb all the flavors, and then reheat again to serve.
- Peel 1 lb daikon radish and cut into rounds ½ inch (1.3 cm) thick. Peel 1 knob ginger and slice thinly.
- If the green leaves are still attached to your daikon, cut it into 2-inch pieces and blanch in salted water (just sprinkle ¼ tsp Diamond Crystal kosher salt in some boiling water before adding the leaves). When the leaves are tender, take them out and soak in ice water to stop cooking further.
- Add 1 Tbsp neutral oil to the inner pot of the slow cooker and brown 9 pieces chicken wings (flats/drumettes) thoroughly.
- Add the sliced daikon and ginger to the pot.
- Add the seasonings: 3 Tbsp sake, 1 Tbsp sugar, 2 Tbsp mirin, 3 Tbsp soy sauce.
- Add ½ cup water and 2 hard-boiled eggs (peeled). Set the slow cook timer for 5 hours.
- After cooking for 5 hours, the chicken is done. Serve the chicken wings, daikon, and eggs along with the blanched daikon leaves.
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Nutrition Information
Calories
466kcal
(23%)
Carbohydrates
11g
(4%)
Protein
32g
(64%)
Fat
30g
(46%)
Saturated Fat
8g
(40%)
Polyunsaturated Fat
7g
Monounsaturated Fat
11g
Trans Fat
1g
Cholesterol
235mg
(78%)
Sodium
659mg
(27%)
Potassium
622mg
(18%)
Fiber
2g
(8%)
Sugar
8g
(16%)
Vitamin A
385IU
(8%)
Vitamin C
34mg
(38%)
Calcium
81mg
(8%)
Iron
2mg
(11%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 3Serving
Amount Per Serving
Calories 466
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 466kcal | 23% |
| Carbohydrates | 11g | 4% |
| Protein | 32g | 64% |
| Fat | 30g | 46% |
| Saturated Fat | 8g | 40% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 7g | 41% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 11g | 55% |
| Trans Fat | 1g | 50% |
| Cholesterol | 235mg | 78% |
| Sodium | 659mg | 27% |
| Potassium | 622mg | 13% |
| Fiber | 2g | 8% |
| Sugar | 8g | 16% |
| Vitamin A | 385IU | 8% |
| Vitamin C | 34mg | 38% |
| Calcium | 81mg | 8% |
| Iron | 2mg | 11% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.