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Throw everything in the slow cooker and your work is done. The magic comes next as the chicken and sauce are melded together and the result is super tender, crazy delicious, barbecue chicken!
Just popping in today to share a favorite new recipe, this Slow Cooker Indonesian Barbecue Chicken. It's so easy and always brings rave reviews!
It's super delicious and takes literally minutes to throw together. The slow cooker does the magic to transform raw ingredients into the tastiest and most tender chicken barbecue, ever!
I've created this recipe for KitchenAid, and I think you'll love it as much as we do. To learn more about this fabulous shredded chicken barbecue and check out the recipe below:
P.S. We're posting from the French Alps this week. Scott's been having lots of fun with his camera -we'll be back later in the week to share some pictures of our adventure. Au revoir till then!
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Slow Cooker Indonesian Shredded Barbecue Chicken
Ingredients
- 2 ½ pounds skinless, boneless chicken thighs
- kosher salt
- freshly ground black pepper
- For the sauce:
- ¾ cup honey
- ½ cup good quality ketchup
- ½ cup low sodium soy sauce
- 2 tablespoons hoisin sauce
- 3 tablespoon finely chopped fresh ginger
- 2 tablespoon finely chopped fresh lemongrass
- 1-2 teaspoons sriracha chili sauce*
Instructions
- Sprinkle chicken lightly with kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper. Place in KitchenAid your slow cooker.
- In a bowl, mix the honey, catsup, soy sauce, hoisin sauce, ginger, lemongrass and Sriracha sauce. Stir well to combine.
- Pour sauce over the chicken. Cover, and cook 2 to 3 hours on High or 4-5 hours on Low or until chicken is tender and shreds easily with a fork.
- Remove chicken from sauce and set aside to cool.
- Increase the temperature on your slow cooker to high and cook for 10 minutes or until sauce is beginning to thicken. You can also transfer the sauce to a medium-size saucepan and simmer it on the stovetop.
- Shred chicken with two forks into bite size pieces. Return to the slow cooker and stir to coat with sauce.
- Serve on buns, over rice, in wraps, paninis or on pizza.
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Any way to modify this for the instant pot?
Hi Brooke, I'm sure this could be made in an instant pot but I would need to do further testing to give you exact instructions.
Wish I could try this recipe however the link does not work. Any suggestions as to how to find your recipe? It looks delicious!
Hi Gayle,
Thanks for pointing this out. It was originally on the KitchenAid blog but they no longer have it. I will add the recipe to the post.
I'm curious- in the description you mention garlic, but I don't see it on the ingredients list...? Looking forward to trying this!
Hello Mary,
Sorry for the confusion. There is garlic in both the hoisin sauce and the sriracha sauce so you don’t have to use more. That being said, I like to add 2 cloves of minced garlic to this sauce along with the other ingredients.
Enjoy!
Chris
Question about cooking times! I will have to use a normal crockpot for this recipe, and I'm a little worried about the instruction to cook the chicken for 4-5 hours on low. When I cook chicken breasts on low in my crockpot, I usually put them in for 6-7 hours (because that's what every recipe I've encountered says to do). Does the multi-cooker run hot or is it normal to cook thighs for a shorter amount of time?
Elle, I think the cooking times should be about the same. That said, every slow cooker is a little different (kind of like microwaves), so you may just have to watch yours carefully the first time.
Hi Chris! This looks so good. I want to try it tomorrow. Can you tell me what herb you sprinkled on the top for your picture? I didn't see it in the recipe.
Thanks!
It looks so goooo! And have fun in the Alps!
Thanks Adina! We had wonderful family times and amazing sights!
Hope you enjoy your time in France dear, and this dish looks absolutely delicious 🙂
We did Muna! It was totally amazing! Lots of good family memories!
I always look forward to your travel photos, Chris. They make me want to pack my bag and go someplace. I'm looking for good crock pot recipes that will be easy to prepare at the beach and can't wait to try your chicken recipe. The pizza really has me salivating. Happy travels!
Thanks Cathy! I'm currently sorting through the hundreds of pics Scott took while we were there. So hard to choose!
Justing seeing your indonesian bbq chicken makes my mouth water. I love slow cooking because it allows me to leave it while doing other chores. After some time, you have such a delicious meal. In the case of your bbq chicken - with all its yummy goodness (judging by how it looks) - I don't think I can wait for it to be done.
You're very correct on that point, Ernesto! It's so hard to have to wait till it's all ready - but worth it!
Wonderful looking chicken! Going to read the recipe, but before I do I gotta say: Lucky you! French Alps? Me too, me too! I wanna go! 🙂
Thanks John! It was such an amazing, whirlwind of a trip! We just arrived back in London yesterday.
Great flavours and a nice change from the usual! Time to bust out my slow cooker 🙂
There you go Jennifer! Until I got the KitchenAid, my old one spent more of it's time in the storage pantry than in the kitchen!
I like a different spin on the same old crock pot chicken-- intrigued by the addition of lemon grass. We love making Thai chicken soup with lemon grass. I will definitely try this crock pot version.
Thanks Mila! We love it too!
Hi Chris, I can certainly see why this is a new favorite, I know this will be a big hit at my house. Love all the flavor!
Thanks Cheri! And it's such a versatile recipe too!
This machine is definitely a workhorse and this recipe is a keeper!
It is Sandra! I was so surprised at how many things you can do with it, and it is truly a "one pot" meal preparation tool!
This looks divine! I can tell the chicken are really tender and flavourful.
It is so flavorful Angie, you'll love it!
Your barbecued chicken looks divine! I can't wait to see more photos from your adventures!!!
Thanks Liz! we had an absolutely amazing time, in between a few glitches, Scott got some awesome arctic landscape shots on the top of the mountain the last two days we were there! More later!
Will this work in a 'regular' slow cooker Chris?
Yes Susan, it will definitely work in a regular slow cooker!
Yippee....off to the store to buy the ingredients for my son and his family as my 'Just because it is Wednesday' along with the recipe.
Buying the ingredients and supplying a recipe for a dinner is something I do from time to time to lighten their responsibilities of working and parenting our two beautiful grandchildren.
I will drop them off later today and they can put it together for their family dinner tomorrow night.
Have fun skiing! AND...enjoying your family....
Thanks so much Susan! You're a great mom and grandmom, I also love to help our two families out, and it just brings us that much closer.
Looks scrumptious! Have fun at the French Alps 😀
Thanks so much!