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I never thought about using a slow cooker to make wings, but a recipe for slow cooker wings on the Food Network got my wheels turning, and my Slow Cooker Asian Sticky Wings recipe was born.
It really is genious using a slow cooker for these wings because you don't have to marinate them. Typically, wings like these marinate for 8 hours or overnight before you cook them. No marinating here. Instead, you throw all the ingredients together in the slow cooker, and in 3 hours, you have deliciously flavored wings where the sauce has seeped into the very center of the wings.
Some of the ingredients are a bit unusual and may not be some that you want to have on hand, such as Hoisin Sauce, Oyster Sauce, or Chinese Five Spice. I get it. They aren't terribly expensive, but if you are only using a couple of tablespoons for this recipe, it feels like a waste.
My recommendation is if you are interested in making these wings, look for a few other recipes that you can make using these ingredients. You don't have to make them all at once, but if you have them on hand, you can pull them out when you need them.
On this website, you can search for ingredients so that's a good place to start. You can also do internet or AI searches. Here are a few to get you started:
Use as a glaze for grilled or roasted Salmon - delicious!
Toss root vegetables in a sauce with these ingredients and some olive oil and roast them. Equally delicious
My Asian Noodle Bowl - a favorite in our house. The ingredients turn humble chicken stock into an Asian inspired broth that feels like it has cooked for hours.
You'll want to make loads of these.