Traditionally looing is done on the stove, but this makes a terrific slow cooker recipe.
YIELD: 4 or 5 servings. The looing sauce adds no more than a gram or so of carbohydrates and no fiber, and each 4 ounces of meat will have 28 grams of protein.
INGREDIENTS:
- 1 cut-up broiler-fryer (about 3 1/2 pounds), 4 or 5 chicken quarters, or 4 or 5 boneless, skinless chicken breasts
- 1 batch Looing Sauce
- Scallions, sliced
- Toasted sesame oil
LOOING SAUCE:
- 2 cups soy sauce
- 1 star anise
- 1/2 cup dry sherry (the cheap stuff is fine)
- 4 tablespoons Splenda
- 1 tablespoon grated fresh ginger
- 4 cups water
INSTRUCTIONS:
- Looing sauce: Combine the ingredients well and use the mixture to stew things in.
- Put your chicken in your slow cooker, pour the looing sauce over it, cover the slow cooker, set it to Low, and forget about it for 8 to 9 hours.
- At dinnertime, remove the chicken from the looing sauce, put each piece on a serving plate, scatter a few sliced scallions over each serving, and top with a few drops of toasted sesame oil.
