It's Recipe Review Thursday again... I missed last week. Actually, I CHOSE not to post last week. I made this recipe with last week in mind but was so heavily disappointed I just could not bring myself to write about it.
I had such HIGH HOPES for this recipe. When I first pinned it on Pinterest, it garnered 6877 repins, 804 "likes", and 13 comments from friends and strangers alike. It is by far, my most popular "pin". With that many people interested in trying the same recipe I thought for sure this meal would be a huge hit! I was expecting an "out of the park home run" and what I ended up with was a disappointing foul ball. (Can you tell I'm ready for baseball play off season?? Go, Tigers!)
Here is the original link - and below are the recipe instructions.
Crockpot Sesame Chicken
2 1bs. skinless, boneless chicken thighs.
1/2 c. low sodium soy sauce
1/3 c. packed brown sugar
1/4 tsp. garlic powder
1/4 tsp. ground ginger
1 Tbsp. ketchup
1 Tbsp. toasted sesame seeds
Place chicken thighs in the slow cooker. Whisk together remaining ingredients in a bowl and pour over chicken.Cover and cook on low 6 to 8 hours or on high 3 or 4. Serves 4 - 6.
I had such HIGH HOPES for this recipe. When I first pinned it on Pinterest, it garnered 6877 repins, 804 "likes", and 13 comments from friends and strangers alike. It is by far, my most popular "pin". With that many people interested in trying the same recipe I thought for sure this meal would be a huge hit! I was expecting an "out of the park home run" and what I ended up with was a disappointing foul ball. (Can you tell I'm ready for baseball play off season?? Go, Tigers!)
Here is the original link - and below are the recipe instructions.
Crockpot Sesame Chicken
2 1bs. skinless, boneless chicken thighs.
1/2 c. low sodium soy sauce
1/3 c. packed brown sugar
1/4 tsp. garlic powder
1/4 tsp. ground ginger
1 Tbsp. ketchup
1 Tbsp. toasted sesame seeds
Place chicken thighs in the slow cooker. Whisk together remaining ingredients in a bowl and pour over chicken.Cover and cook on low 6 to 8 hours or on high 3 or 4. Serves 4 - 6.
Review:
Now that photo is from the orignal post... I am not going to post my photo, but please trust me that it does not look at all similar, except for the rice. In fact, the rice was the best part of this meal. I have recently purchased a rice machine and I will never go back to the typcial rice-in-a-minute box type of rice. The real stuff in the massive bag from Costco is amazing - fluffy, not sticky... tender, but not slimy... delish, delish, delish!! The chicken, sadly, ended up tasting like soy sauce - all salt, and zero flavor. I saved the leftovers with hopes of slicing the chicken up and revamping for a stir fry mixed with fresh veggies, but sadly could not bring myself to serve that salty chicken again. There was no saving it once it sat overnight in the fridge.
Kid Review:
O: How many bites do I have to actually eat?
E: May I have only rice please?
Next week will be something new, and hopefully much, MUCH better. If anyone has a similar recipe that is supposed to turn out like the photo above, I'd be willing to try again. :-)
Now that photo is from the orignal post... I am not going to post my photo, but please trust me that it does not look at all similar, except for the rice. In fact, the rice was the best part of this meal. I have recently purchased a rice machine and I will never go back to the typcial rice-in-a-minute box type of rice. The real stuff in the massive bag from Costco is amazing - fluffy, not sticky... tender, but not slimy... delish, delish, delish!! The chicken, sadly, ended up tasting like soy sauce - all salt, and zero flavor. I saved the leftovers with hopes of slicing the chicken up and revamping for a stir fry mixed with fresh veggies, but sadly could not bring myself to serve that salty chicken again. There was no saving it once it sat overnight in the fridge.
Kid Review:
O: How many bites do I have to actually eat?
E: May I have only rice please?
Next week will be something new, and hopefully much, MUCH better. If anyone has a similar recipe that is supposed to turn out like the photo above, I'd be willing to try again. :-)
Hm, 1/2 cup soy sauce does seem like a lot!
ReplyDeleteAlso don't bother with the pineapple/soy sauce/brown sugar crockpot chicken pinterest recipe. Ew.
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