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Slow Cooker Chicken Stew


This is again another lazy man's dish.  Using the slow cooker can really help when you're busy with other household chores.  Just dump all the ingredients in the pot, give them a good stir, turn on the power and wait patiently.....I did mine at noon and it was smelling good after 4 hours on high heat.  I used some Korean bean paste in this stew and the chicken was so tender, even toothless senior citizens would be able to enjoy it :)


Recipe for Slow Cooker Chicken Stew


    Ingredients

    • 1/2  chicken, about 500 gm, cut into bite size
    • 2 potatoes, cut into chunks
    • 1 carrot, cut into chunks
    • 1 onion, quartered
    • 9 Shitake mushrooms, soaked and stemmed
    • 3 to 4 dried chillies, soaked till soft
    • 5 cloves of garlic
    • 3/4 cup water
    • 2 tsp sesame oil
    • 2 tsp Shaoxing wine
    • Cornflour to thicken the sauce
    Sauce
    • 1 Tbsp Korean soya bean paste
    • 1 Tbsp  Oyster sauce
    • 3/4 Tbsp brown sugar
    • 3/4 Tbsp honey
    • 1/8 cup light soya sauce
    • 1/4 tsp pepper
    Method
    1. Put all ingredients and sauces (except for the sesame oil and Shaoxing wine) into the slow cooker. Give it a good stir.
    2. Turn to high heat and let cook for about 4 hours.
    3. Taste for taste and thicken the sauce with the cornflour mixture.
    4. Stir in the sesame oil and Shaoxing wine before serving.




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  1. Ivy SewJuly 21, 2014 at 7:38 AM

    Hi Cheah, this is also my favorite dish if I am busy. Just dump everything in and at the end, it's a very delicious and satisfying one-dish meal for us. You have a nice and cheers :)

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    1. Sokehah cheahJuly 22, 2014 at 11:31 PM

      Yes, the slow cooker comes in very handy at times!

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  2. Veronica July 21, 2014 at 7:46 AM

    Your chicken stew certainly looks yummy and saved so much time labouring in the kitchen.

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    1. Sokehah cheahJuly 22, 2014 at 11:32 PM

      Yes, and most important of all not much cleaning afterwards.

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  3. KimmyJuly 21, 2014 at 11:05 AM

    Hi Soke Hah, thanks for sharing this lazy man's dish. Something which I like to do cos' I don't like last minute cooking before meal time. This dish should be tasty with the Korean paste.

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    1. Sokehah cheahJuly 22, 2014 at 11:33 PM

      Yes, the korean paste does make a difference in taste.

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  4. PHJuly 21, 2014 at 5:07 PM

    Cheah, your Chicken Stew looks so delicious! I have had a bit of a disaster cooking chicken using slow cooker. The chicken was overcooked and was all mushy! I think I should not leave it for too long.

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    1. Sokehah cheahJuly 22, 2014 at 11:34 PM

      Depending on whether farm chicken or free range chicken, need to monitor the cooking time.

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  5. MelJuly 21, 2014 at 5:44 PM

    Hi Cheah
    I like the word slow cooker because I can just dump everything in it and let it do the cooking and I can laze around. You can bet that I love this one pot meal.

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  6. ann lowJuly 21, 2014 at 7:34 PM

    Hi Cheah, This is also my favourite dish too! Yummy!

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  7. Angie's RecipesJuly 21, 2014 at 10:46 PM

    It looks wonderfully delicious, Cheah. I love my slow cooker and have been using it to make chicken soup with dried mushrooms..my cats got the chicken and I ate the mushrooms :-))

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  8. ZoeJuly 22, 2014 at 12:09 PM

    Hi Cheah,

    It has been cold cold cold lately. I know that your chicken stew will make a complete homely and warm meal with a bowl hot steamy rice.

    Zoe

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    1. Sokehah cheahJuly 22, 2014 at 11:38 PM

      On the contrary, it's been hot, hot, super hot and hazy these days. The slow cooker really comes in handy when it's just too hot to cook in the kitchen. Just let the slow cooker do the work for you :)

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  9. QembarDelitesJuly 22, 2014 at 11:15 PM

    Hi Cheah, would you believe I do not own a slow cooker? lol! The last one broke and I didn't bother to replace it…now looking at your stew I wondered if I should go get me a new one….looks delicious!

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    1. Sokehah cheahJuly 22, 2014 at 11:39 PM

      Get a medium size one, Jeannie. It's a good investment!

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  10. AnonymousJuly 23, 2014 at 1:02 PM

    halo,,
    i don have korean soya bean paste,
    is there any subsitute for,thanks for sharing,
    maya--sg

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    1. Sokehah cheahJuly 23, 2014 at 6:25 PM

      You can use the Chinese preserved bean paste 'tau cheong'.

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