Crock Pot Orange Sesame Chicken With Toasted Almonds Recipe

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Ingredients
◦ 3 lbs chicken parts
◦ 1/4 cup flour
◦ 3 tablespoons sesame seeds
◦ 1/2 teaspoon salt
◦ 1/4 teaspoon pepper
◦ 1/4 cup peanut oil or 1/4 cup vegetable oil
◦ 1 small onion, chopped
◦ 1/2 cup dry white wine or 1/2 cup water or 1/2 cup chicken broth
◦ 1 teaspoon chicken bouillon granule ( optional with water and wine, not needed if using broth)
◦ 1/4 cup cornstarch
◦ 1/4 cup water
sauce ingredients
◦ 1 cup orange juice
◦ 1/4-1/2 cup granulated sugar
◦ 1 teaspoon hot Chinese chili paste (the kind with no oil) or 1 teaspoon red pepper flakes, to taste
◦ 2 teaspoons ground ginger
◦ 2 teaspoons soy sauce
◦ 1 orange, peeled, seeded and chopped
◦ 1/2 cup toasted sliced almonds or 1/2 cup slivered almonds
◦ 1 cup low-fat sour cream
Directions
1.Rinse chicken and pat dry.
2.Mix sesame seeds, salt, flour, and pepper together in a bowl.
3.Coat the chicken with the flour mixture and fry in the oil in a large skillet, preheated over medium-high heat.
4.Fry to a nice, medium brown color on both sides.
5.Depending on how much chicken you have, you may need to do more than one batch.
6.Don't overcrowd the chicken!
7.Remove the chicken from the skillet and place in a large crock pot.
8.In a small bowl, mix onion, wine (or water or broth), and bouillon granules (if using).
9.Pour over the chicken.
10.Cover and cook on low, 5-7 hours.
11.Turn on high and remove chicken, keeping all the juices in the crock pot.
12.Whisk the cornstarch and water together and stir into the crock pot.
13.Then add all of the sauce ingredients EXCEPT sour cream and cook on high for 15 minutes.
14.Whisk the sour cream into the sauce and serve over rice with the chicken.
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