You’ve had one of those days where cooking requires superhuman effort, but the idea of a sweet-and-savory sauce simmering gently sets you right? This honey sesame chicken is exactly what you need. Fifteen minutes of prep, a slow cooker, and your meal takes care of itself while you do something else.
After four to five hours on low, the kitchen smells of fresh ginger and slightly burned caramel. The sauce has thickened into a shiny glaze, sticky under the spoon, with that subtle acidity from rice vinegar that keeps it from being cloying. The chicken falls apart, tender to the core. You pour it all over a bowl of steamed rice and it’s done.
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