Bourbon Chicken
Bourbon Chicken is a flavorful dish with crispy chicken in a sweet, soy, garlic, ginger, and bourbon sauce, a true American food court favorite.
Equipment
- large frying pan
Ingredients
Chicken
- 750 g skinless, boneless chicken thigh fillets (trimmed)
- 2 tablespoon cornflour (cornstarch in USA)
- 0.25 teaspoon salt
- 0.25 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
Bourbon Sauce Preparation
- 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.
Chicken Preparation
- 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.
- 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.
- Serve over rice, topped with spring onions and sesame seeds.
Notes
Nutritional information is approximate, per serving (this recipe serves 4), not including the serving suggestions. This dish tastes best cooked and served immediately, but can be made ahead. Store in the refrigerator for up to a day and reheat over medium heat.
Nutrition
Serving: 1servingCalories: 442kcalCarbohydrates: 20gProtein: 39gFat: 18gSaturated Fat: 3gPolyunsaturated Fat: 5gMonounsaturated Fat: 9gTrans Fat: 0.1gCholesterol: 178mgSodium: 2064mgFiber: 0.3gSugar: 12g
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