Saucy Bourbon Chicken – The Stay At Home Chef

We will’t get sufficient of this Saucy Bourbon Rooster and neither will you. This tangy, spicy but candy sauce is the true star of the present right here. Serve it up with white rice or chow mein noodles, and add steamed veggies for a whole meal that’s prepared in half-hour.

For extra Bourbon recipes, attempt Chef Cayt’s Famous Apple Bourbon Caramel Sauce.

New Orleans is among the finest cities on the earth for meals with taste. It’s a spot the place a bunch of various cuisines have fused collectively to create among the finest flavors. This one is a fusion of Cajun and Chinese language cooking and Cajun delicacies itself is a mixture of Native American, West African, French, and Spanish cuisines. New Orleans simply takes one of the best from every part and places it collectively. This dish has a candy and spicy sauce that can make your style buds tremendous completely happy! I really like the bourbon as a result of it provides a deep richness to the sauce—add a little bit or loads!  And should you don’t have bourbon readily available, we now have a simple substitute possibility for you. 

Ingredient Notes

• Rooster: Reduce the rooster into even bite-size items. We use boneless skinless rooster thighs as a result of they’re juicy, however you should utilize rooster breasts for a leaner possibility.
• Cooking Oil: You should use any impartial cooking oil like canola, avocado, or vegetable oil.
• Garlic: Freshly minced garlic gives one of the best taste, however jarred minced garlic works if that’s what you’ve received.
• Sesame Oil: Situated within the Asian meals aisle of the grocery retailer. We go along with untoasted right here as a result of we prepare dinner with it, whereas toasted sesame oil is for ending.
• Rooster Broth: Utilizing a low-sodium possibility means that you can finest management the flavour—it’s an important chef tip.
• Orange Juice: Provides a sweetness and tang to the sauce. No want for freshly squeezed, however you possibly can.
• Brown Sugar: Provides caramelization, will increase the sweetness, and balances out the orange juice and bourbon. Use gentle or darkish brown sugar.
• Bourbon: The vast majority of the alcohol cooks off so it’s thought of protected to serve to anybody, however should you choose to prepare dinner with out alcohol, you possibly can substitute with apple juice with a little bit bit vinegar blended in.
• Soy Sauce: Low-sodium is an efficient possibility for controlling the salt ranges, however your commonplace soy sauce is what we’ve utilized in recipe improvement. Coconut aminos may also be used.
• Crimson Pepper Flakes: These add only a trace of warmth. Double it if you wish to convey extra warmth, or depart it out fully should you aren’t into spicy.
• Inexperienced Onion: Offers a pop of coloration and a little bit delicate onion chunk.

Rooster Choices

We love utilizing boneless, skinless rooster thighs. They’ve simply sufficient fats to remain juicy and flavorful, even should you unintentionally overcook them a little bit.

Rooster breasts will work too. Simply remember that they prepare dinner quicker and may dry out extra simply. You’ll need to watch them a little bit extra intently and intention to tug them off the warmth as quickly as they hit 165°F.

Cooking with Bourbon

Bourbon is what provides this dish its signature taste. It provides a slight smokiness and sweetness. It additionally helps tenderize the rooster whereas it cooks. And don’t fear, many of the alcohol cooks off throughout the simmer, so all you’re left with is wealthy taste and it’s thought of completely protected to serve to anybody.

For these wanting an alcohol-free possibility, you possibly can nonetheless make a scrumptious bourbon rooster with out the bourbon. Apple juice is our favourite substitute with 1/2 teaspoon of vinegar blended in. It provides the same sweetness with just a bit fruitiness and the vinegar mimics the bitter punch of alcohol.

Wok or Skillet

Chef Cayt loves utilizing a wok for saucy recipes like this one, but it surely’s not required. A wok’s excessive, sloped sides make it simple to toss and stir every part collectively with out spilling, and so they assist the sauce cling to each piece of rooster. It additionally heats up rapidly and evenly, which implies your rooster cooks quick and your sauce reduces superbly with out burning.

A 12-inch skillet will completely get the job carried out. Simply ensure that it’s massive sufficient to provide every part a little bit house so the rooster sears as an alternative of steams. Use what you’ve received, and the outcomes will nonetheless be scrumptious.