Please divulge your chicken crockpot secrets!

[nawchem]

I thought it would be easy to make LC teriyaki chicken in the crockpot- but I'm not experienced with cooking or the crockpot. I ended up with soup. I only used 4 tbs of teriyaki sauce and 20 chicken thighs, I just wanted a little flavor. Should I take the skin off?

Help me!

[Hilary M]

How long did you cook it? Bone-in chicken, especially if it's cut into pieces, will get so tender it practically turns to mush if you go more than about 8 hours on low. Sometimes. And it will give off a lot of liquid/fat...if you want the chicken to stay dry you can ball up some aluminum foil and put it in the bottom of the pot so the chicken sits on it and the liquids drain to the bottom.

This sticky chicken recipe (http://forum.lowcarber.org/showthread.php?t=25060&highlight=sticky+chicken) is my absolute favorite way to make chicken in the crockpot. Super easy and delicious!

[Kristine]

That's happened to me, too. I love crock pot ribs, but the sauce ends up watery. What I've done is pour the liquid into a sauce pan, boil the heck out of it until it's thick, then add it back to the meat. Kind of a pain, though.

[nawchem]

a) I cooked it about 3 hours on high and 8 hours on low :blush:

b) The foil idea is great will give that a try

c) the sticky chicken sounds delicious

d) dumping off the water is rough, maybe it would be worth it for BBQ I found a low carb recipe I'd like to try. Maybe dump the water off 2/3 of the way then add the sauce?

This is a small crockpot should I put less chicken in it?

now what about the chicken skin? Usually the chicken skin is the best part but it was too much, noone else would even try the soup (of course the dog loved it).

Thanks so much for your help, will try again. :)

[Hilary M]

I personally never ever use the "high" setting on my crockpot...I'm gone for 10 hours during the day and 10 hours on low is almost too much for some things. A whole chicken does great for 10 hours on low, though. I've never tried the foil trick but I've heard it works great. Chicken skin is never going to get really good and crispy in the crockpot, sadly, but do it all on low next time and you should be alright. :thup:

[nawchem]

Thanks so much Hilary!

[Nancy LC]

You could peel off the skin after cooking and fry it!