Bourbon Chicken

Bourbon Chicken

I was walking through the mall the other day when a random lady ran up to me and offered me some bourbon chicken. I usually do not take random food from strangers, but she looked like she worked at the restaurant at the food court so that was good enough for me.  I am glad that I did, it was delicious.  So much so that I had to remake it.  So I scoured the internet for recipes.  I finally found one that looked good, but it was missing the main ingredient, Bourbon.  So I added it to the recipe and the rest is history.  It was an amazing meal.

Bourbon Chicken – (Adapted from Bourbon Chicken)

  • 1 1/2 – 2 pounds chicken breast, cubed
  • 2 tbs olive oil
  • 1 clove garlic
  • 1/4 tsp ginger
  • 1/2 tsp red pepper flake (optional)
  • 1/4 cup apple juice
  • 1 tbs cider vinegar
  • 1/4 cup water
  • 1/3 cup soy sauce
  • 1/3 cup light brown sugar
  • 1/4 cup bourbon
  • 2 tbs ketchup

Heat the oil in a large skillet over medium/high heat.

Add the chicken and cook till lightly browned.  Then remove the chicken from the pan.

Brown the chicken

In a medium bowl, combine the remaining ingredients to form a sauce.  Whisk together.

Combine the sauce ingredients

Add the sauce mixture to the pan and bring to a boil.  Mix thoroughly to make sure that all of the ingredients are mixed into the sauce.

Bring the sauce to a boil

Add the chicken to the pan and bring back to a boil.

Add the chicken back in to the pan

Reduce the heat and simmer for 20-25 minutes or until the sauce reduces and thickens.

Cook till reduced

Serve over rice and enjoy!

Bourbon Chicken

This dish was simple, delicious and tasty.

Bourbon Chicken

A must for an easy weekday meal.

Rex

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3 thoughts on “Bourbon Chicken

  1. Did you go back to the mall and give out samples to random strangers? 🙂

    It looks great Rex, the sauce just clinging to the meat looks perfect.

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