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Bourbon Chicken

Bourbon Chicken

Bourbon Chicken is a flavorful dish made with tender chicken thighs coated in a rich bourbon sauce.
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Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 20 minutes
Total Time 35 minutes
Course Main Course
Cuisine American, Chinese
Servings 4 servings
Calories 400 kcal

Equipment

  • Frying pan
  • Bowl
  • jug

Ingredients
  

Chicken

  • 750 g skinless, boneless chicken thigh fillets trimmed
  • 2 tablespoon cornflour cornstarch in USA
  • ¼ teaspoon salt
  • ¼ teaspoon black pepper
  • 3 tablespoon oil
  • 3 cloves garlic peeled and minced
  • 1 teaspoon minced ginger

Bourbon Sauce

  • 3 tablespoon light soy sauce use low sodium if preferred
  • 2 tablespoon dark soy sauce use low sodium if preferred
  • 1 tablespoon cornflour cornstarch in USA
  • 180 ml chicken stock use low sodium if preferred
  • 4 tablespoon bourbon whisky replace with 4 tablespoon apple juice + 1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce if preferred
  • 5 tablespoon light brown sugar

To Serve

  • boiled rice or egg fried rice
  • spring onions thinly sliced
  • sesame seeds

Instructions
 

Making the Sauce

  • First, make the bourbon sauce. Add the light and dark soy sauce to a small bowl or jug. Stir in the cornflour until dissolved.
  • Add the chicken stock, bourbon, and sugar and stir together. Put to one side.

Preparing the Chicken

  • Place the chicken in a bowl and sprinkle on the cornflour, salt, and pepper. Toss together to thoroughly coat.
  • Heat the oil in a large frying pan (skillet) over a medium-high heat.
  • Add the chicken to the pan and cook for 8-12 minutes, turning a few times during cooking, until golden brown and cooked through.
  • Turn the heat down to medium and add the garlic and ginger.
  • Fry for a further 30 seconds, moving everything round in the pan, using a spoon or spatula, constantly.
  • Pour in the sauce and turn the heat back up to medium-high. Cook for 2-3 minutes, stirring often, until the chicken is coated, and the sauce thickens.
  • Turn off the heat, remove the chicken from the pan, roughly slice and place back in the sauce, stir to coat (slicing is optional – but I like it for that 'food hall style').
  • Serve over rice, topped with spring onions and sesame seeds.

Nutrition

Serving: 1servingCalories: 400kcalCarbohydrates: 30gProtein: 25gFat: 15gSaturated Fat: 3gMonounsaturated Fat: 1gCholesterol: 70mgSodium: 800mgPotassium: 500mgFiber: 2gSugar: 10gVitamin A: 200IUVitamin C: 3mgCalcium: 30mgIron: 2mg
Keyword Bourbon Chicken, chicken recipes, dinner, easy weeknight meals
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