Bourbon BBQ Pulled Chicken Sandwiches

By schaefferl

Great for summer outdoor parties and picnics

Ingredients

• 2 small skin-on chicken breasts
• 2 skin-on bone in chicken thighs
• 2 bay leaves
• 1 small carrot, coursely chopped
• 1 onion, quartered
• 1/2 orange,sliced
• salt
• BBQ sauce
• 1 cup ketchup
• 2 tbls Dijon mustard
• 2 tbls dark brown sugar
• 2 tbls maple syrup
• 2 tbls cider vinegar
• 2 tbls Worcestershire sauce
• 1 tsp coarsely ground black pepper
• 2 shots bourbon
• 2 large cloves garlic, finely chopped juice of 1/2 orange

Preparation

Step 1

For the chicken:

Place chicken and thighs in a pot witht he bay leaves, carrot, onion, orange and some salt.

Cover with water then cover the pot and bring to a boil. Reduce the heat and cook at a low rolling boil for 20 minutes.

Remove the chicken to a cutting board, let cool a bit then remove the skin and bones and shred the meat.

Strain the broth, then return to the pot and boil for a few minutes to reduce it slightly.

For the BBQ Sauce:

Combine the ketchup, mustard, brown sugar, maple syrup, vinegar, Worcestershire sauce, pepper, bourbon, garlic and orange juice in a small pot.

Simmer over medium-low heat, stirring occassionally for about 20 minutes.

Add 1 cup poaching liquid to the sauce, then add the chicken, stirring and shredding it with 2 forks.Plie the chicken on to the rolls. Can be served with bibb lettus or apple slaw.