On the spot Pot Candy and Bitter Hen

This On the spot Pot Candy and Bitter Hen is a set it and overlook it meal! Filled with candy pineapple, bell peppers, and a tangy candy sauce, this meal is drool-worthy and the proper weeknight dish to have for fast dinners or straightforward ready-to-go lunches.

I really like set-it-and-forget-it meals. As a result of with a toddler operating round and countless dishes, cleansing, and laundry to do, it’s good to have the ability to throw all the things into one pot and let it do the cooking, whereas I get different issues executed round the home.

This On the spot Pot Candy and Bitter Hen requires solely 10 minutes of prep and 10 minutes of energetic cooking time. That’s solely 20 minutes of labor!

I don’t find out about you however I can get behind a 20-minute meal!

This meal is tremendous satisfying when paired with rice – the protein and the veggies assist to maintain you full and satiated.

With the candy and tangy pineapple glaze, sautéed veggies and hearty hen – you’ll be be craving this greater than you already know!

Elements You’ll Want 

Notes on Elements

hen thighs: hen thighs have a better fats content material which works properly with dish since they’re aren’t another sources of fats. However in case you desire hen breast, you’ll be able to simply substitute.

garlic: provides aromatics to the dish! additionally nothing higher than the odor of garlic (Am I proper?!) 

inexperienced and pink bell peppers: I really like the colours of pink and inexperienced bell peppers on this dish however you might use orange or yellow bell peppers too. Dealer Joes additionally sells frozen multicolored bell peppers, which you might simply use and would lower down on prep time.

pineapple chunks: You possibly can use contemporary pineapple, frozen, or jarred/canned. I personally used canned / jarred as a result of it tends to be cheaper, and comes with additional juice for later within the recipe! In case you use contemporary or frozen and don’t have pineapple juice for the cornstarch slurry, simply use water as an alternative.

apple cider vinegar: ACV affords a tangy bitter style that contrasts properly with the sweetness of the dish! You may substitute with rice wine vinegar.

ketchup: Provides sweetness and umami to the dish!

soy sauce: additionally provides umami taste!

brown sugar: provides sweetness, can substitute with coconut sugar or another sweetener.

cornstarch: helps thicken the sauce. You possibly can additionally use arrowroot powder as an alternative.

garnishes: I really like topping this dish with sesame seeds and inexperienced onions for an added crunch and taste.

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On the spot Pot 

Learn how to Make On the spot Pot Candy and Bitter Hen

1. Saute: Within the On the spot Pot, add olive oil and set to Sauté. Let oil warmth for 2 minutes. In the meantime, season hen with salt and pepper.
2. Add hen and onion and sauté, stirring often, till hen is barely browned and onion is softened, about 3-5 minutes. Add garlic and let sauté till aromatic, about one minute.
3. Add bell pepper, pineapple chunks and juice, apple cider vinegar, ketchup, soy sauce and brown sugar.
4. Stress prepare dinner. Safe lid onto On the spot Pot. Shut the steam vent (needs to be on sealing). Set to excessive stress for five minutes. Enable pure stress launch for 10 minutes.
5. After 10 minutes, use fast launch valve to launch steam. As soon as stress is launched, open lid and stir.
6. Make sauce. In a small bowl, combine collectively cornstarch and pineapple juice till slurry is fashioned. Stir cornstarch slurry into hen combination.
7. Set On the spot Pot to sauté, stirring often, till combination is effervescent and thickened, about 3-5 minutes.
8. Let it thicken: Let stand for 5-7 minutes for sauce to proceed thickening.
9. Serve heat, with rice. Optionally available: Garnish with sesame seeds and/or inexperienced onion.

Skilled Ideas

1. In case you don’t need to soiled a slicing board, merely lower hen straight into the On the spot Pot, utilizing kitchen shears. Simply make sure to wash your arms (and the shears) totally afterwards.
2. In case you don’t have an On the spot Pot, you can also make this recipe within the sluggish cooker! Simply add all components (besides olive oil, corn starch and pineapple juice) to sluggish cooker and set to low for 7-8 hours or excessive for 3-4 hours. After hen is finished cooking, add cornstarch slurry to sluggish cooker to thicken combination.
3. In case you can’t get contemporary bell peppers or pineapple, frozen or canned work as properly!

Recipe FAQs 

What if I don’t have an On the spot Pot?

No worries – this dish is made completely within the sluggish cooker or sautéed on a pan (simply may take just a little longer!). Use all the identical components and prepare dinner hen accordingly and sauté greens and add within the glaze sauce! Will nonetheless be simply pretty much as good! 

What if I need to thicken the sauce or it got here out too runny? 

The most typical technique to thicken it’s with starch, akin to cornstarch or flour (which we’ve already added!) One other technique to thicken the sauce is to prepare dinner it for an extended time, permitting among the liquid to evaporate, so you might strive letting it sit for just a little longer if it seems to be too runny.

Is Candy and Bitter Hen the identical as Orange Hen? 

Nope! Each dishes are candy, nevertheless, orange hen is nice and tangy reasonably than candy and bitter. As well as, orange hen has a brighter really feel to the sweetness because of the orange juice used to sweeten it.

Storage and Preparation 

If in case you have any leftovers, you’ll be able to retailer them within the fridge to get pleasure from later. Simply place the candy and bitter hen in an hermetic container and devour inside 3 to 4 days. 

Recipes That Pair Nicely

Whereas it is a balanced meal, you may as well serve with these different Asian-inspired dishes: 

Crispy Thai Brussel Sprouts 

Vegetarian Pad See Ew 

Inexperienced Tea Marinated Salmon with Asian-Impressed Slaw 

For extra On the spot Pot dishes, take a look at my different recipes beneath!

On the spot Pot Vegetarian Pho (Vietnamese-Impressed Noodle Soup)

On the spot Pot Jackfruit Tacos

On the spot Pot Cream of Mushroom Soup

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