Bourbon Chicken
Better than the food court!
Equipment
- 2 bowls
- 1 frying pan or wok
- 1 kitchen knife
- 1 spoon
- 1 whisk
Ingredients
- 3 med chicken breasts boneless and skinless
- 1 tbsp corn starch
- 1 pinch salt
- 1 pinch pepper
- ¼ cup apple juice or bourbon
- ¼ cup ketchup
- ½ cup soy sauce
- ¼ cup water
- ⅔ cup brown sugar
- ½ tsp onion powder
- ½ tsp ground ginger
- 1 tsp pepper
- 3 tsp minced garlic
- 1 tbsp corn starch
- ¼ cup green onions
- 2 tbsp olive oil
Instructions
- cut raw chicken breasts into bite-sized cubes, about 1"x1". Add chicken to a medium-sized bowl and season with salt and pepper. Also, add 1 tbsp of corn starch and mix until the chicken is fully coated in corn starch, then set aside.
- in a smaller bowl combine ingredients for the sauce. apple juice or bourbon, ketchup, soy sauce, water, brown sugar, onion powder, ground ginger, pepper, minced garlic, and 1 tbsp corn starch.
- whisk everything together.
- in a large frying pan or wok heat 2 tbsp of olive oil over medium heat. once the oil is hot add the chicken and cook until slightly brown. allowing the chicken to almost crisp up but not burn.
- slowly pour sauce mix over the chicken in the frying pan. bring to a slight simmer then reduce heat to low and cook till sauce thickens, stirring frequently.
- serve hot with rice and vegetables of your choice, and sprinkle some finely chopped green onions to garnish.
