Description
This Bourbon Chicken recipe is a flavorful dish with tender chicken pieces marinated in a delicious blend of bourbon, soy sauce, and spices. It’s a perfect balance of sweet and savory flavors that is sure to impress your taste buds.
Ingredients
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Marinade:
- 1/2 cup Bourbon
- 1/2 cup soy sauce (low sodium)
- 1/2 cup water
- 4 cloves garlic (minced)
- 1/2 cup brown sugar (packed)
- 1 teaspoon fresh ginger (minced)
- 2 tablespoons red wine
- 1 teaspoon sesame oil
Chicken:
- 2 pounds chicken thighs (boneless and skinless, cut into smaller pieces)
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 1 tablespoon chives (chopped)
Instructions
- Marinate the chicken: Whisk all marinade ingredients together, add chicken, cover, and refrigerate for at least 30 minutes.
- Cook the chicken: Heat olive oil, cook chicken until no longer pink, add half the marinade, cook until sauce thickens.
- Prepare extra sauce: Cook remaining marinade until reduced and thickened.
- Serve: Serve chicken over rice, garnish with chives.
Notes
- For a stronger bourbon flavor, you can increase the amount of bourbon in the marinade.
- You can substitute chicken thighs with chicken breasts if preferred.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 serving
- Calories: 400 kcal
- Sugar: 20 g
- Sodium: 800 mg
- Fat: 18 g
- Saturated Fat: 4 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 12 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 25 g
- Fiber: 1 g
- Protein: 30 g
- Cholesterol: 100 mg