Minty Boozy Chicken Food

BOOZY BOURBON CHICKEN MARINADE

Steps:

• Stir together the bourbon, oil, mustard, Worcestershire, sugar, 1 teaspoon salt and 1/2 teaspoon pepper in a medium bowl. Use in place of your favorite chicken marinade.

MINTY, BOOZY CHICKEN

Steps:

• Melt 1 tablespoon of the butter with 1 tablespoon of the oil in a skillet over medium heat. Add the minced onion, garlic, cumin, salt, and pepper; reduce the heat to low, and sauté about 10 minutes, until the onion softens. Transfer mixture to a blender; add the mint and cilantro, zests, juices, and rum; and purée. Reserve 1/2 cup of the purée; use the rest to marinate the chicken for a few hours in the refrigerator.
• Preheat oven to 400°F Melt the remaining butter with the remaining oil in a large ovenproof skillet over medium heat. Add the chicken pieces, working in batches if necessary, and brown both sides, about 10 minutes.
• When nicely browned, transfer chicken pieces with tongs to a plate. In the same skillet, cook the sliced onion gently for a few minutes, until slightly softened. Return chicken to skillet, skin side down, salt and pepper liberally, and pour marinade over. Transfer skillet to oven; bake 30 minutes.
• Using tongs, flip each piece over, return to oven, bake 30 minutes more, or until chicken-especially thighs, if you're using them-is fully cooked. Remove chicken; transfer to a serving platter. Pour reserved 1/2 cup purée into pan and mix it with a spatula. Pour this sauce over chicken. Serve with lime wedges and a small bowl of salt to pass around.

SPICY MINT CHICKEN

Steps:

• Pour oil into a pan over medium heat. Stir-fry Thai chiles and garlic together in the oil until you smell the fragrance. Add the ground chicken and stir-fry until well done. Add the oyster sauce, fish sauce and soy sauces. Mix well, then add the sugar and a little water. Continue to stir-fry and lastly add serrano chiles, black pepper and the Thai basil. Plate the chicken on the side of cooked rice or over rice. Garnish with the bell peppers.

MINTY, BOOZY CHICKEN

Steps:

• 1 Melt 1 tablespoon of the butter with 1 tablespoon of the oil in a skillet over medium heat. Add the minced onion, garlic, cumin, salt, and pepper; reduce the heat to low, and sauté about 10 minutes, until the onion softens. Transfer mixture to a blender; add the mint and cilantro, zests, juices, and rum; and purée. Reserve 1/2 cup of the purée; use the rest to marinate the chicken for a few hours in the refrigerator. 2 Preheat oven to 400°F. Melt the remaining butter with the remaining oil in a large ovenproof skillet over medium heat. Add the chicken pieces, working in batches if necessary, and brown both sides, about 10 minutes. 3 When nicely browned, transfer chicken pieces with tongs to a plate. In the same skillet, cook the sliced onion gently for a few minutes, until slightly softened. Return chicken to skillet, skin side down, salt and pepper liberally, and pour marinade over. Transfer skillet to oven; bake 30 minutes. 4 Using tongs, flip each piece over, return to oven, bake 30 minutes more, or until chicken-especially thighs, if you're using them-is fully cooked. Remove chicken; transfer to a serving platter. Pour reserved 1/2 cup purée into pan and mix it with a spatula. Pour this sauce over chicken. Serve with lime wedges and a small bowl of salt to pass around.

BOOZY BOURBON CHICKEN

Steps:

• Place chicken breasts in a 9x13 inch baking dish.
• In a small bowl combine the ginger, soy sauce, onion flakes, sugar, bourbon and garlic powder.
• Mix together and pour mixture over chicken.
• Cover dish and place in refrigerator.
• Marinate overnight.
• Preheat oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C).
• Remove dish from refrigerator and remove cover.
• Bake in the preheated oven, basting frequently, for 1 1/2 hours or until chicken is well browned and juices run clear.