Bourbon Chicken
Bourbon chicken is a dish with New Orleans roots that's easy to make with chicken thigh pieces cooked in a sweet bourbon glaze.
Equipment
- 12-inch skillet
Ingredients
Chicken and Sauce
- 1.5 pounds skinless boneless chicken thighs, cut in 1-inch pieces
- 2 tablespoons cornstarch divided
- 2 tablespoons olive oil divided
- 0.25 cup minced onion
- 2 cloves garlic, minced
- 1 teaspoon grated fresh ginger
- 0.33 cup reduced-sodium soy sauce
- 0.33 cup reduced sodium chicken broth
- 0.25 cup bourbon (or apple juice)
- 3 tablespoons packed brown sugar
- 1 tablespoon cider vinegar
- 0.25 teaspoon crushed red pepper
- 2 cups cooked rice
- 2 pieces green onions, sliced
Instructions
Preparation
- Gather Ingredients.
- Toss chicken with 1 tablespoon cornstarch in a medium bowl.
- Heat 1 tablespoon oil in a 12-inch skillet over medium-high heat; add chicken. Cook and stir until browned; transfer to a plate using a slotted spoon.
- Heat remaining 1 tablespoon oil in same skillet. Add onion, garlic, and ginger; cook and stir until softened and fragrant, 1 to 3 minutes.
- Stir remaining 1 tablespoon cornstarch, soy sauce, broth, bourbon, brown sugar, vinegar, and crushed red pepper together in a small bowl.
- Add sauce mixture to skillet; cook and stir until thickened and bubbly.
- Return chicken to skillet. Cook and stir until coated in sauce and heated through, about 2 minutes.
- Serve over rice. Top with green onions.
Notes
This recipe was tested in our test kitchen and updated to use chicken thighs. It was reworked as a stir-fry recipe, omitting the marinating and baking steps.
Nutrition
Serving: 1servingCalories: 543kcalCarbohydrates: 38gProtein: 46gFat: 20gSaturated Fat: 5gCholesterol: 208mgSodium: 1112mgPotassium: 651mgFiber: 1gSugar: 9gVitamin C: 3mgCalcium: 57mgIron: 3mg
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