Best Bourbon Chicken

By Edoo

"Bourbon Chicken is traditionally a Southern dish, and after moving to Pennsylvania from Oklahoma, I really missed this. I searched for a recipe I liked, but I couldn't find one, so this is my own delicious version, spiced up with ginger, fruit juice, red pepper, and a little Southern Comfort! Serve over rice.
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Ingredients

• 4 tablespoons olive oil
• 3 pounds skinless, boneless chicken breast halves - cut into 1 inch pieces
• 1 cup water
• 1 cup packed light brown sugar
• 3/4 cup apple-grape-cherry juice
• 2/3 cup soy sauce
• 1/4 cup ketchup
• 1/4 cup peach-flavored bourbon liqueur (such as Southern Comfort ®)
• 2 tablespoons apple cider vinegar
• 2 cloves garlic, minced
• 1 tablespoon dried minced onion
• 3/4 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes, or to taste
• 1/2 teaspoon ground ginger
• 1/4 cup apple-grape-cherry juice
• 2 tablespoons cornstarch

Details

Servings 8
Preparation time 15mins
Cooking time 60mins
Adapted from allrecipes.com

Preparation

Step 1

Heat the oil in a large heavy pan or Dutch oven, and brown the chicken pieces until lightly golden on all sides, about 10 minutes. Transfer the chicken to a bowl.

In the same dutch oven, whisk the water, brown sugar, 3/4 cup of fruit juice cocktail, soy sauce, ketchup, bourbon liqueur, apple cider vinegar, garlic, dried onion, red pepper flakes, and ground ginger into the Dutch oven. Bring the sauce to a boil while scraping the browned bits of food off of the bottom of the pan with a wooden spoon.

Stir the chicken back into the sauce, and bring to a full boil over medium-high heat. Reduce the heat to medium-low, and simmer until the sauce is reduced and thickened and the chicken pieces are no longer pink in the middle, about 20 minutes.

Remove the chicken pieces to a bowl with a slotted spoon. Stir together 1/4 cup of fruit juice cocktail with the cornstarch until smooth, and whisk the cornstarch mixture into the sauce, stirring constantly to avoid lumps. Bring the sauce back to a simmer, let thicken for about 1 minute, and return the chicken pieces to the sauce. Stir to combine, and serve.