Best Food Court Bourbon Chicken Copycat Recipes

FOOD COURT BOURBON CHICKEN COPYCAT RECIPE

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A copycat recipe for the bourbon chicken served at many food court Chinese restaurants. This may not be authentic Chinese food, but it is delicious.

Time 35m

Yield 8 bowls

Number Of Ingredients 11

Ingredients

1 Tbsp olive oil
2 LB chicken thighs, skinless.
1 tsp ground ginger
1/2 tsp garlic powder
1/4 tsp black pepper (I used 4 turns on the pepper mill)
1/3 Cup soy sauce
1/3 Cup Bourbon (or whatever brown whiskey you have sitting around. Dark rum would probably work too). If you don't keep alcohol in your house you can substitute apple juice or cranberry juice. If you use juice, use a little less brown sugar. It really is delicious with just apple juice and no Bourbon.
1/2 Cup water
1 Tbsp rice vinegar (white wine vinegar or plain white vinegar would do if you don't have rice vinegar)
1/2 Cup brown sugar, tightly packed
1 Tbsp cornstarch dissolved in 3 Tbsp cold water

Steps:

Cut the chicken thighs into 1 inch pieces, and remove any excess fat or skin.
In a small bowl combine the ginger, pepper, soy sauce, whisky, water, garlic, vinegar and brown sugar. Set aside.
In a large saute pan or skillet heat the oil on medium high heat.
Add the chicken and cook until the juices have cooked off and the chicken starts to brown, about 8-10 minutes. Stir the chicken every 1-2 minutes so it doesn't burn and browns evenly.
Add the bourbon mixture and stir well. Allow the liquid to come to a boil and then turn the heat down to medium. Simmer uncovered for about 15 minutes. Don't rush this as you want the alcohol to cook off from the whiskey.
Add in the cornstarch liquid and stir briskly. The sauce will thicken quickly.
Serve over rice.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 573.07 kcal, Fat 36.4 g, TransFat 0.22 g, Cholesterol 172.5 mg, Carbohydrate 15.28 g, Protein 43.73 g, Fiber 0.17 g, Sugar 13.4 g, SaturatedFat 10.16 g, Sodium 749.43 mg

THE BEST BOURBON CHICKEN!

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This chicken tastes just like the stuff that the food court guys are trying to get you to sample all the time!! Its really easy to prepare if you can get boneless chicken thighs and make sure that you use a good bourbon! Remember--if you wouldn't drink it, do not cook with it!

Provided by Bryan The Iron Chef

Categories Chicken Thigh & Leg

Time 25m

Yield 4 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 9

Ingredients

2 lbs boneless chicken thighs
1/4 cup soy sauce
2 tablespoons rice vinegar
1/4 cup Bourbon
1/4 cup brown sugar
1 scallion
1 teaspoon powdered ginger
2 garlic cloves
2 tablespoons peanut oil

Steps:

Coarsely chop the scallion and mix all but the chicken and peanut oil together in a bowl and whisk until well blended. set aside.
Dice chicken thighs into bite sized pieces and sauté in very hot pan or WOK with the peanut oil until lightly browned on the outside.
Add liquid mixture to the chicken and reduce heat to medium.
Cook this UNCOVERED until liquid is reduced to a glaze on the chicken bites and chicken is fully cooked.
Serve with your choice of side dish. Fried rice or Lo Mein noodles work well.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 647.6, Fat 41.4, SaturatedFat 10.8, Cholesterol 190.7, Sodium 1183, Carbohydrate 15.6, Fiber 0.3, Sugar 13.8, Protein 41.3