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Bourbon 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. For kids that don't like hotstuffs, cut down on the pepper flakes!

"Adjusted this 4 serving to 6 servings and made it exactly as directed... was a bit too "soy" flavored for us and not enough sweet. next time, we will adjust to use less soy sauce and a little more apple juice. Next day leftovers were even tastier as the sauce had soaked into the chicken and gave it a "marinated" flavor as opposed to the stronger sauce of the day before. I look forward to further tweeking the recipe, making ahead of time, and freezing large portions for make ahead meals later on. was great served with lumpia rolls and steamed broccoli. :) " - TheRosieButterfly

Yield: 4 Servings Ready in 30 minutes

Cuisine: ChineseMain Ingredient: Chicken

(4.5, 1275) 90% would make again (reviews)

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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)

Bourbon 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!

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  • Calories Per Serving: 554
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    Bourbon Chicken Reviews

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    15 hours, 29 minutes ago
    This recipe was so simple & soooo good!! I'll never eat carry-out bourbon chicken again! Loved it!!!
    1 days, 1 hours, 29 minutes ago
    I made this recipe for company and it came out great. The only thing I did was cut the spice a little and add some more sugar to even it out. It was very flavorful and plenty spicy.
    1 days, 6 hours, 42 minutes ago
    1 days, 6 hours, 51 minutes ago
    Omg this recipe is to die for!!! It is now my boyfriend's favorite and I make it all the time! Ive substituted the apple juice for cranberry juice (when im out of apple juice) and I think the result might even be better.. definitely a must have recipe :)
    3 days, 22 minutes ago
    Made this using the 6 serving version. However, I only used 3/4 teaspoon of red pepper flakes. It was great! Slightly spicy, but not too much for me. I'm kind of a sissy that way. My family liked it and said to definitely make it again.
    3 days, 4 hours, 18 minutes ago
    Good and easy!
    3 days, 6 hours, 49 minutes ago
    When I first smelled the sauce all I could think was oh no this is going to be way too strong with soy sauce. Man was i wrong! Try it, you will love it!
    5 days, 2 hours, 26 minutes ago
    Made this again, was truly satisfied.
    6 days, 1 hours, 2 minutes ago
    6 days, 5 hours, 50 minutes ago
    I make it all the time..what I like about it, its a one pan dish...and I have even gotten to the point where I just eyeball all the ingredients. I do use boneless skinless chicken thighs though. Made this today for a family who's mom has cancer..I try to make them something different each week. Hope they like it.
    1 weeks, 1 days, 10 hours, 42 minutes ago
    1 weeks, 1 days, 12 hours, 41 minutes ago
    we loved it!
    1 weeks, 1 days, 15 hours, 12 minutes ago
    yum! i didnt have any apple juice, so i used a little extra vinegar, water, and honey.
    1 weeks, 2 days, 2 hours, 23 minutes ago
    Did not like this at all
    1 weeks, 3 days, 5 hours, 40 minutes ago
    Even my pickiest eater loved it!
    1 weeks, 5 days, 23 hours, 12 minutes ago
    Great taste easy to make
    1 weeks, 6 days, 2 hours, 36 minutes ago
    Kids loved it, not to spicy but had a little heat. It's in the normal dinner rotation now. Very simple dish to make.
    2 weeks, 1 hours, 33 minutes ago
    2 weeks, 16 hours, 28 minutes ago
    Awesome!! I added the cornstarch to make it more like a gravy and it was SO good. Definitely making again and again!!
    2 weeks, 1 days, 1 hours, 18 minutes ago

    Tags

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

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