Cooking Broke

Ingredients

1/4 cup hoisin sauce

1/4 cup honey

3 tablespoons ketchup

2 tablespoons low-sodium soy sauce

2 cloves garlic, minced (about 1 tablespoon)

1/4 teaspoon chile flakes, optional

8 chicken drumsticks (about 2 pounds), skin on 

2 teaspoons Chinese five-spice powder

Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper 

3 scallions, thinly sliced

Steamed white rice, for serving

Directions

1. Whisk together the hoisin, honey, ketchup, soy sauce, garlic and chile flakes if using in a medium bowl. Sprinkle the drumsticks all over with the five-spice powder, 1 teaspoon salt and 1/4 teaspoon pepper.
2. Place the chicken in a 6-quart slow cooker and cover with the hoisin mixture, then toss the drumsticks to coat. Cook on low until the chicken is very tender when pierced with a knife and the sauce is thickened slightly, about 4 hours. Remove the drumsticks and sauce to a bowl, top with the scallions and serve with rice.