Bourbon Street Chicken

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A flavorful chicken dish named after Bourbon Street in New Orleans, Louisiana

This was a copycat recipe I found & modified of the Bourbon Chicken sold in most Chinese take-outs; which rarely use bourbon as a component. It's wonderfully sweet & spicy without being too hot.

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Yield: 4 Servings , Total Time: 30 minutes

Cuisine: Chinese   Main Ingredient: Chicken

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Ingredients

Verified by stevemur

Servings
Original recipe makes 4 Servings
2 poundsboneless chicken breasts; cut into bite-size pieces
1 tablespoonolive oil; (1-2)
1 garlic clove; crushed
1/4 teaspoonginger
3/4 teaspooncrushed red pepper flakes
1/4 cupapple juice
1/3 cuplight brown sugar
2 tablespoonsketchup
1 tablespooncider vinegar
1/2 cupwater
1/3 cupsoy sauce
1 tablespooncornstarch; (if thick sauce desired)
Calories Per Serving: 313
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Bourbon Street Chicken Preparation

Heat oil in a large skillet.

Add chicken pieces and cook until lightly browned.

Remove chicken.

Add remaining ingredients, heating over medium heat until well blended and dissolved.

Add chicken and bring to a hard boil.

Reduce heat and simmer for 20 minutes uncovered.

Serve over hot rice.

Notes

I also like to mix about 1 teaspoon of Sriracha sauce (found in the asian food section of the grocery store) in with the ketchup for additional heat. Do it if you like it spicey!

Food Glossary

Learn more about the ingredients in this recipe:    boneless chicken breasts  olive oil  garlic clove  ginger  crushed red pepper flakes  apple juice  light brown sugar  ketchup  cider vinegar  water  soy sauce  cornstarch  

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Bourbon Street Chicken Reviews


1 hours, 5 minutes ago
My family enjoyed this recipe.
7 hours, 11 minutes ago
My younger kids thought it was too spicy but the rest of us thought it was excellent! It reminded me more of general tso chicken, maybe with less red pepper it would have been more like the bourbon chicken I'm used to. I used the cornstarch and it gave it the perfect texture. Will definitely make it again with no changes!
8 hours, 9 minutes ago
Not as tasty as i had hoped
1 days, 7 hours, 53 minutes ago
Made this tot dinner tonight for me and my 12 yr old son. We loved it, he's already asking for the left oversea for when he gets home from school tomorrow. Will definitely make again.
2 days, 4 hours, 41 minutes ago
We really like this recipe. I used lean chicken thighs instead of chicken breast and it turned out great. Also, didn't have any apple juice and I thought it was plenty sweet with out it.
3 days, 11 hours, 10 minutes ago
Making it for guests tonight..... for the third time! So easy and quick to prep.... l shall make it in advance this time though. Will be sorry when all my regular people have had it and I have to find another! Delicious.
3 days, 14 hours, 45 minutes ago
Very, very yummy ... I don't like ketchup, so I didn't use it at all. Thanks for sharing!
5 days, 13 hours, 2 minutes ago
Absolutely delicious! Must make again soon! Even the man of the house loved it!
6 days, 6 hours, 47 minutes ago
This was good. My husband really liked it....my kids thought it was ok, but I don't have very much left over. My kids thought there was too much soy sauce. I liked it.
1 weeks, 2 hours, 14 minutes ago
Easy and good! Husband gave it 4 'this is good's and one this is delicious! Will definitely make again
1 weeks, 15 hours, 52 minutes ago
Pretty good. I will be making this again soon
1 weeks, 2 days, 1 hours, 47 minutes ago
Made again today with a few changes; I upped the cider vinegar to 1/4 cup (I love that cider vinegar), and I made double the recommended sauce. This gave everyone plenty of sauce for their rice:)
1 weeks, 2 days, 4 hours, 31 minutes ago
Excellent recipe...Husband loved it. Will def make again.
1 weeks, 2 days, 12 hours, 1 minutes ago
Very good, especially over fried rice.
1 weeks, 2 days, 17 hours, 3 minutes ago
It was a bit too liquid @ 20 minutes cooking time so I added another 10 minutes. We served it over brown rice and green beans on the side. It was great! This is a keeper in the regular rotation.
1 weeks, 3 days, 25 minutes ago
I shall be cooking this again! This is a Winner!! Thank you SO much!
1 weeks, 4 days, 8 hours, 56 minutes ago
Delicious!!! My husband said that this was his new favorite and wanted to lick the sauce out of skillet!! He kept oohing and awwwing with every bite. It is so easy to make too!!
1 weeks, 6 days, 4 hours, ago
I Love this one. I served it over mixed stir fry veggies instead of rice, and I didn't have apple juice so I doubled the vinegar and added an extra tablespoon of brown sugar. Delicious!
2 weeks, 3 hours, 41 minutes ago
I thought it was great. My family loved it. I did double the recipe and I added 1/2 cup JD whiskey to it. I am a weakling with heat so next time I think I will lessen the red pepper by a lot.
2 weeks, 4 hours, 7 minutes ago

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    Tags

    1. Chinese
    2. Birthday
    3. Low-fat
    4. restaurant
    5. Copycat
    6. Appetizers
    7. Hors dOeuvres
    8. Main Dish
    9. Chicken & Poultry
    10. New Year
    11. Kid Friendly
    12. low budget
    13. Asian
    14. Asian Cooking - Recipes
    15. Asian/Thai

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