Filipino Chicken Adobo

Ingredients:

• 4 boneless skinless chicken thighs
• 3 cloves garlic, peeled and smashed
• 1/2 onion, sliced into half rings
• 1 bay leaf
• 3/8 cup reduced-sodium soy sauce
• 2 tablespoons rice wine vinegar
• 1 teaspoon grated ginger root
• 1/2 teaspoon black pepper
• 1 tablespoon brown sugar
• 1/2 small can tomato paste
• 1 teaspoon red pepper flakes
• 2 teaspoons cornstarch
• 3 tablespoons chicken stock
• cooked rice, for serving
• sliced scallions, for garnish (optional)

Instructions:

1. Place chicken pieces, garlic, bay leaf, soy sauce, vinegar, ginger, pepper, brown sugar, tomato paste and pepper flakes in a slow cooker.  Stir to combine and cook on high for  3 – 4 hours or low for 7 hours or more.
2. Taste and adjust seasonings.
3. Stir cornstarch into chicken stock to make a slurry.  Add slurry to slow cooker, stir, set cooker to high and cook for 30 minutes.
4. Serve over rice and garnish with scallions.