Last weekend for our anniversary dinner we went to The Admiral, an Asheville favorite of ours. We got a few different starters to share, and one of those things were roasted shishito peppers. (Side note: if you are hoping to see these on the menu, they change their menu weekly so they may not be there.) Well, let me tell you that those things blew. me. away. We loved them! They were soooo good. And since it was basically just peppers I figured, why not try to recreate this at home? So that’s the backstory behind how this entire dinner came to be.
I had already decided about recreating the pepper dish, but what to serve with it? Craig actually had the idea of doing teriyaki chicken when I told him that shishito peppers are from Japan…so there you have it! Then I just had to figure out how to cook my teriyaki chicken. I followed this recipe for the peppers and knew I’d need my oven free to broil the peppers, and so I decided to attempt a crockpot teriyaki chicken to keep it extra easy on myself. Y’all know I’m all about keepin’ it easy especially when it comes to cooking.
To make the crockpot teriyaki chicken, I simply got 2 chicken breasts and poured some teriyaki sauce (the specific kind I used was soy vay very very teriyaki), a drizzle of honey, and some coconut aminos (you can use soy sauce if you prefer, they taste the same) over top and let it cook on high for about 3 hours. I’ll be honest I didn’t closely monitor the exact time frame, so if you’re cooking it this way just keep an eye on them so they don’t over cook. I actually prefer for teriyaki chicken to be a little crispier on the outside and still a bit tender on the inside, and it worked out perfectly. I also didn’t measure portions of the sauce, but it did not fully submerge the chicken. I did flip them about half way through to make sure the sauce was sinking in everywhere 🙂 So yeah…not really a recipe but more of a “throw it all in a crockpot” kinda deal. It’ll work out.
The peppers are best served with a cool dipping sauce if you’re into that kind of thing…I didn’t think much about this ahead of time so I just used the yogurt ranch dressing I had in the fridge. But it was delicious!
Let me know if you try it!
xo,
Bess
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