Asia Style Chicken Drumsticks In The Crock Pot

Total Time: 4 hrs 45 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 4 hrs 30 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 8 -10 chicken drumsticks
• 1/3 cup ketchup
• 1/2 cup ponzu sauce
• 1 tablespoon maple syrup
• 1/2 teaspoon dried oregano
• 1 teaspoon sesame oil
• 1 tablespoon ginger, grated
• 1 tablespoon sesame seeds
• 3 garlic cloves, crushed
• 3 teaspoons five-spice powder
• 2 green bell peppers
• 1 red bell pepper
• 1/8 teaspoon chili flakes
• 1 tablespoon cornstarch
• 1 tablespoon water, for slurry

Recipe

• 1 put the ponzu sauce, ketchup, maple syrup, sesame oil, ginger, garlic, chili flakes, sesame seeds and crumbled, dried oregano in a large mason jar, screw on the lid and shake vigorously until well blended.
• 2 pour the sauce in the crock pot and set to high, put the lid on.
• 3 remove the skin from the chicken drumsticks, rinse them, pat them dry, rub the 5 spice powder all around and add them to the sauce in the crockpot.
• 4 in the meantime, prepare the peppers by removing the core and membranes, cutting them into 1 1/2 by 1 1/2 inch squares.
• 5 after 2 - 21/2 hours on high, add the peppers to the crockpot and set for another hour on high.
• 6 make a cornstarch slurry and whisk into the sauce during the last 30 minutes or until the sauce has thickened.
• 7 check drumsticks fore doneness, the meet should come easy off the bone.