Delicious Slow Cooker Adobo Chicken with Bok Choy

This slow cooker adobo chicken with bok choy recipe is a flavorful and healthy twist on traditional Filipino adobo. The chicken is slow-cooked in a delicious blend of soy sauce, vinegar, garlic, and spices, resulting in tender and juicy meat. The addition of bok choy adds a fresh and vibrant touch to the dish. Perfect for a busy day, simply combine the ingredients in your slow cooker and let it do all the work for you. Serve this adobo chicken over steamed rice for a satisfying and wholesome meal.

Ingredients

• 2 pounds chicken drumsticks
• 1/2 cup soy sauce
• 1/4 cup vinegar
• 6 cloves garlic, minced
• 1 teaspoon black peppercorns
• 3 bay leaves
• 2 tablespoons brown sugar
• 1 tablespoon cornstarch
• 1/4 cup water
• 4 heads baby bok choy, halved

Directions

1. In a slow cooker, combine soy sauce, vinegar, minced garlic, black peppercorns, bay leaves, and brown sugar.
2. Add the chicken drumsticks to the slow cooker and toss to coat in the marinade.
3. Cover and cook on low for 5 hours or on high for 3 hours, until the chicken is tender and cooked through.
4. In a small bowl, whisk together cornstarch and water to make a slurry.
5. Remove the chicken from the slow cooker and set aside.
6. Whisk the cornstarch slurry into the cooking liquid in the slow cooker.
7. Cover and cook on high for an additional 15 minutes, or until the sauce has thickened.
8. While the sauce is thickening, steam the bok choy until tender, about 5 minutes.
9. Serve the adobo chicken over steamed rice, topped with the thickened sauce and steamed bok choy.

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