Cherry Chai Chicken (crock Pot)

Total Time: 4 hrs 15 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 4 hrs

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 2 1/2 lbs chicken thighs (without skin )
• salt & freshly ground black pepper
• 1 cup frozen pitted cherries
• 1 cup frozen chopped onion
• 2 chai tea teabags
• 1/2 cup cherry preserves
• 1/2 cup port wine
• hot cooked egg noodles (optional)

Recipe

• 1 preheat broiler. line a baking sheet with
• 2 aluminum foil; set aside. trim fat from chicken.
• 3 place chicken thighs, skin sides up, on prepared
• 4 baking sheet.
• 5 sprinkle with salt and pepper. broil 6 inches
• 6 from heat for 10 minutes or until skin is golden
• 7 and begins to crisp (this step may be omitted,
• 8 but it produces a better-flavored dish).
• 9 in a 4 to 5 quart slow cooker, layer cherries,
• 10 onion, and tea bags. add chicken. in a small
• 11 bowl, stir together preserves and wine. pour
• 12 over chicken.
• 13 cover and cook on low 4 to 6 hours. remove
• 14 chicken to a serving platter; cover with
• 15 aluminum foil to keep warm.
• 16 remove tea bags from slow cooker; transfer
• 17 cherry mixture to a small saucepan.
• 18 over high heat, bring cherry mixture to a boil.
• 19 cook until mixture is reduced by half, stirring
• 20 occasionally.
• 21 serve chicken on top of noodles (optional).
• 22 spoon cherry mixture over chicken.