Bourbon Chicken Bites
Tender moist and very tasty, this Bourbon Chicken is simply delicious.
Servings: 5
Calories:
Ingredients
Marinate
- 1 ½ lbs chicken thighs
- 1 tsp soy sauce
- 1 tsp cornstarch
Sauce
- ½ cup water
- ¼ cup brown sugar
- ¼ cup soy sauce
- 2 tbsp rice vinegar
- 1 tbsp cornstarch
- 1 tsp sesame oil
- 1 tsp fresh ginger
- ¼ tsp white pepper
Additional
- 2 garlic cloves minced
- 2 tbsp cooking oil
- 2 tbsp Bourbon
Instructions
Marinate
- Trim fat from the meat of the chicken. Then, cut into cubes. Place chicken in a bowl. Add soy sauce and cornstarch. Mix well. Cover and let marinate for 15 minutes.
Cook
- In a bowl: combine all the sauce ingredients together and set aside until ready to use.
- Heat the pan to medium-high. Add oil and wait for a few minutes. Cooking in 2 batches: add half of the marinated chicken to the hot pan. Sear all sides for 3 minutes total and then transfer to a plate/bowl. Repeat: sear and transfer to a plate/bowl the second batch of chicken.
- Add ginger, garlic and cook for 2-3 minutes or until fragrant. Pour in the Bourbon while gently mixing the ingredients in the pan. Let simmer for 1-2 minutes.
- Mix the sauce mixture in the bowl to a uniform consistency one last time. Add the well mixed sauce to the hot pan while continuing to stir. Then, turn down the heat to medium.
- Add seared chicken and let cook for 15-16 minutes or until the sauce thickens.