Southern Lemonade Chicken |
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Prep Time: 15 Minutes Cook Time: 360 Minutes |
Ready In: 375 Minutes Servings: 6 |
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A sweet and sour chicken recipe that has the surprising ingredient of frozen lemonade concentrate. The sauce simmers in the crockpot and becomes mellow and delicious - not too lemony, just right! Ingredients:
4 -6 pieces chicken (i just cut up a whole chicken) |
1/4 cup flour, seasoned with garlic salt, black pepper |
1 (6 ounce) can frozen lemonade, thawed |
2 tablespoons brown sugar (or splenda) |
3 tablespoons ketchup |
1 tablespoon vinegar |
2 tablespoons cornstarch |
2 tablespoons cold water |
1/4 cup carrot, slices diagonal cut or ruffle cut |
1/4 cup scallions or 1/4 cup green spring onion, cut into 2 inch pieces |
1/4 cup chinese pea pods or 1/4 cup snow pea pods |
1/8 cup rings red bell pepper |
1/8 cup rings green bell pepper |
Directions:
1. Rinse pieces of chicken in water, then roll damp chicken into seasoned flour. Brown in fat in a heavy skillet. Remove chicken and place in crockpot. Combine lemonade concentrate, brown sugar, ketchup and vinegar; mix well. Pour lemonade mixture over chicken. Cover and cook on HIGH for 3 to 4 hours or LOW for 6 to 8 hours. Remove chicken from crockpot and cover to keep hot. Transfer liquid to saucepan over medium-low heat. Skim fat; add optional vegetables, combine cornstarch and cold water and add slowly to liquid, while stirring. The sauce will be thickened after it reaches a full rolling boil, when thickened, serve the chicken along with hot cooked rice. The vegetables will still be crisp-tender.
2. It tastes a bit like sweet and sour chicken - always a hit with my 5 children - we double the recipe since we're a two chicken family now.
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