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Bourbon Chicken Recipe

Ingredients

  • 8-10 boneless skinless chicken thighs
  • Marinade:
  • 1/2 cup light brown sugar packed
  • 1/2 cup soy sauce
  • 1/2 cup teriyaki sauce
  • 2 TBS hoisin sauce
  • 2 TBS bourbon
  • 1 tsp Chinese Five Spice
  • 1 TBS garlic powder
  • 1 TBS olive oil
  • Sauce:
  • 1 TBS granulated sugar
  • 1/3 cup chicken stock
  • 1 TBS cornstarch
  • 2 TBS water
  • 1 TBS bourbon optional

Instructions

  1. Chicken:
  2. Trim the excess fat from the chicken
  3. Place chicken into a ziploc bag
  4. In a bowl, combine all ingredients except the chicken, cornstarch, and water
  5. Mix well
  6. Reserve 1/2 cup of the mixture and pour the rest into the bag over the chicken.
  7. Refrigerate the chicken to marinate overnight or for at least 4 hours.
  8. Heat oil in a cast iron skillet or grill pan over medium high heat
  9. Remove the chicken from the bag and discard the marinade.
  10. Cook each chicken thigh for 3-5 minutes per side or until it’s reached an internal temperature of 165 F
  11. Remove the chicken from the pan; set aside to rest for 5 minutes before slicing into bite sized pieces
  12. Sauce:
  13. Stir the granulated sugar and chicken stock to the reserved marinade
  14. Pour sauce into the same pan used for the chicken
  15. Bring it to a simmer
  16. And a small dish, whisk the cornstarch and water together.
  17. Stir the cornstarch mixture into the marinade
  18. The marinade will thicken into a sauce as it heats.
  19. Once thickened, remove from the heat.
  20. Stir in the bourbon (optional)
  21. Toss the chicken pieces in the sauce.
  22. Serve with warm rice and veggies.
  23. Enjoy!