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Bourbon Street Chicken

ChickenStove-TopWorld-Cuisine

Time: 40 minutes

Yield: 6 servings

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About

The party is comin' to your dinner table! Bourbon Street Chicken brings the flavor and fun in sticky, sweet, and tangy chicken form. You'll be dancin' around the kitchen to the jazziest tunes as you enjoy this booze-infused protein perched upon the fluffiest bed of rice. Good times and delicious bites are in order with Bourbon Street Chicken!

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Ingredients

  • For the bourbon chicken:
  • 1 teaspoon ginger, freshy grated
  • 3 cloves garlic, minced
  • 1/4 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
  • 1 teaspoon onion powder
  • 1/8 teaspoon red pepper flakes
  • 1/3 cup low-sodium soy sauce
  • 1/3 cup bourbon
  • 1/4 cup ketchup
  • 1/2 cup water, room temperature, plus 1/4 cup water, cold, divided
  • 1 tablespoon rice vinegar
  • 1/2 cup brown sugar, packed
  • 1/2 tablespoon olive oil
  • 1/2 tablespoon sesame oil
  • 6 (4-ounce) chicken breasts, boneless and skinless, diced
  • 1 tablespoon cornstarch
  • Optional, for serving:
  • white rice, to taste, cooked and warm
  • sesame seeds, to taste
  • green onions, to taste, sliced

Directions

Step 1 -In a small bowl, add the ginger, the garlic, the black pepper, the onion powder, the red pepper flakes, the soy sauce, the bourbon, the ketchup, 1/2 cup of the room temperature water, the rice vinegar, and the brown sugar and stir to combine.

Step 2 -In a large skillet over medium-high heat, add the olive oil and the sesame oil and stir to combine.

Step 3 -Add the chicken pieces to the heated oil mixture and cook, stirring occasionally, about 5-7 minutes.

Step 4 -Add the sauce mixture to the chicken pieces and bring to a boil.

Step 5 -Reduce the heat and simmer the chicken mixture, about 15 minutes.

Step 6 -In a small bowl, add the cornstarch and the remaining cold water and stir to combine.

Step 7 -Add the slurry mixture to the chicken mixture and stir until the sauce has thickened.

Step 8 -Evenly divide the rice between six bowls and top each with equal amounts of the bourbon chicken.

Step 9 -Serve the bourbon chicken sprinkled with the sesame seeds and the green onions.

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