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This adobo style chicken is slow cooked with salty tamari sauce, tangy cider vinegar and the sweetness of maple flavored syrup.

This is a simple dish to prepare, perfect served with cauliflower rice or steamed vegetables.

Ingredients

  • 4 medium chicken thigh, skin removed before cooking
  • 2 tablespoon, chopped shallot
  • 2 1 leaf badia bay leaves
  • 1 ½ tablespoon tamari sauce
  • 1 ½ tablespoon apple cider vinegar
  • 1 tablespoon maple flavored syrup by lakanto
  • 1 tablespoon olive oil
  • 1 clove garlic
  • ¼ cup chicken broth, bouillon or consomme, ready-to-serve can, low sodium
  • ⅛ teaspoon black pepper

Instructions

  1. Heat the olive oil in a skillet over a medium/high heat. Add the chicken thighs and cook until browned all over, then arrange the thighs in the base of the crockpot.
  2. Thinly slice the shallot and garlic and scatter over the chicken. Whisk together the tamari, vinegar and syrup.
  3. Pour the sauce mixture over the chicken along with the stock. Top with the bay leaves.
  4. Cover and cook on high for 2-3 hours or until the chicken is completely cooked through. Discard the bay leaves to serve.

Nutrition Facts

  • Servings: 4
  • Calories: 168.6kcal/705.5kJ (per serving)
  • Fat: 7.9g (per serving)
  • Carbs: 3.1g (per serving)
  • Protein: 20.9g (per serving)