Bourbon Scallion Chicken Food

THE BEST BOURBON CHICKEN!

Steps:

• Coarsely chop the scallion and mix all but the chicken and peanut oil together in a bowl and whisk until well blended. set aside.
• Dice chicken thighs into bite sized pieces and sauté in very hot pan or WOK with the peanut oil until lightly browned on the outside.
• Add liquid mixture to the chicken and reduce heat to medium.
• Cook this UNCOVERED until liquid is reduced to a glaze on the chicken bites and chicken is fully cooked.
• Serve with your choice of side dish. Fried rice or Lo Mein noodles work well.

BOURBON CHICKEN

Steps:

• Start by marinating the chicken. Mix 3 tablespoons water and 1 teaspoon soy sauce with the chicken chunks, working it with your hands until the chicken has absorbed all of the liquid. Adding water and soy sauce to the chicken (especially true if using chicken breast) results in a moist and tender chicken experience!
• Once the chicken has absorbed the liquid, mix 2 teaspoons of cornstarch into the chicken until well combined and set aside.
• Mix the sauce ingredients by combining the soy sauce, dark soy sauce, rice vinegar, dark brown sugar, chicken stock or water, sesame oil and white pepper and set aside.
• Heat 3 tablespoons of vegetable oil in a wok or large frying pan on high heat until just smoking, and spread the chicken evenly. Let the chicken sear on one side for 1 minute. Use a metal wok spatula (you can also use a rubber spatula if you can't use metal utensils on your pan) to turn the chicken and sear another minute. Turn off the heat and move the seared chicken to a plate. Set aside.
• Return the wok to medium heat and immediately add the ginger (if using), garlic, and minced onion. Stir-fry for 20 seconds or until the onion is translucent, taking care not to burn the mixture.
• Stir in the bourbon to deglaze the wok, most all of the alcohol will cook off leaving the flavor behind. After 30 seconds or so, pour in the sauce mixture and stir to further deglaze the sides of the wok. Once the sauce comes to a simmer, add the chicken back to the wok. Stir until the sauce comes back to a simmer and gradually stir in the cornstarch and water mixture (stir it up first, as the cornstarch may have settled).
• Continue to stir and cook until the sauce has thickened enough to coat a spoon. At this point, you can remove the smashed piece of ginger or warn your guests so there are no surprises! Stir in the scallions and serve with steamed white rice!

BOURBON SCALLION CHICKEN

Steps:

• Mix ingredients for sauce in a small bowl.
• Saute chicken in butter in a large skillet, until nicely browned, being careful not to burn the butter.
• Add the sauce and stir, bringing to a boil.
• Reduce heat and cook, stirring, 20-25 minutes or until sauce has thickened and chicken is cooked through.

BEST BOURBON CHICKEN

Steps:

• Heat the oil in a large heavy pan or Dutch oven, and brown the chicken pieces until lightly golden on all sides, about 10 minutes. Transfer the chicken to a bowl.
• In the same dutch oven, whisk the water, brown sugar, 3/4 cup of fruit juice cocktail, soy sauce, ketchup, bourbon liqueur, apple cider vinegar, garlic, dried onion, red pepper flakes, and ground ginger into the Dutch oven. Bring the sauce to a boil while scraping the browned bits of food off of the bottom of the pan with a wooden spoon.
• Stir the chicken back into the sauce, and bring to a full boil over medium-high heat. Reduce the heat to medium-low, and simmer until the sauce is reduced and thickened and the chicken pieces are no longer pink in the middle, about 20 minutes.
• Remove the chicken pieces to a bowl with a slotted spoon. Stir together 1/4 cup of fruit juice cocktail with the cornstarch until smooth, and whisk the cornstarch mixture into the sauce, stirring constantly to avoid lumps. Bring the sauce back to a simmer, let thicken for about 1 minute, and return the chicken pieces to the sauce. Stir to combine, and serve.

BOURBON CHICKEN & JASMINE RICE

Steps:

• In a wok, over high heat, add 2 tablespoons oil and when hot, working in batches, add the chicken and cook until lightly browned, about 3 to 5 minute Remove and set aside.
• Reduce the heat to medium, add the garlic, ginger and red pepper flakes and cook until fragrant, about 30 sec. Add in the apple juice, sugar, ketchup, vinegar, whiskey and soy sauce and cook stirring until the sugar dissolves, about 1 minute Return the chicken and bring to a boil. Lower heat to low and simmer for 20 minute.
• In the meantime, cook the rice according to package directions. Serve the chicken over the rice and garnish with the scallions.

BOURBON CHICKEN

Steps:

• Saute chicken in large skillet over medium high heat until cooked through (no longer pink).
• In a bowl, combine the rest of the ingredients. Stir until sugar is dissolved.
• Pour over chicken & simmer 10 minutes or until sauce is thickened to taste.
• Serve over cooked rice.