Best Roasted Chicken With Bourbon Barbecue Sauce Recipes

CHICKEN WITH BARBECUE-BOURBON SAUCE

Steps:

• Place chicken breast halves between 2 sheets of saran wrap/plastic wrap; pound each breast half to 1/2-inch thickness using a mallet or rolling pin.
• Sprinkle chicken with salt and pepper.
• Heat oil and butter in a large nonstick skillet over medium heat.
• Add chicken; cook 6 minutes on each side or until done.
• Remove chicken from pan and keep warm.
• Add shallots to skillet; stir/saute 1 minute.
• Add in bourbon; bring to a boil, scraping pan to loosen browned bits.
• Cook until bourbon mixture is reduced to 2 tablespoons (approximately 5 minutes).
• Add broth and barbecue sauce; cook until mixture is reduced to 1/2 cup (approximately 3 minutes).
• Serve sauce over chicken.

BOURBON BBQ CHICKEN WITH SIXTEEN SPICE RUB

Steps:

• Make the rub: Whisk all the spice rub ingredients in a small bowl.
• Make the bbq sauce: Heat the oil over medium-high heat in a heavy-bottomed medium saucepan. Add the onion and cook until soft, 3 to 4 minutes. Add the garlic and cook for 1 minute. Stir in 1/2 cup of the bourbon and cook until reduced. Add the ketchup and water, bring to a boil and simmer for 5 minutes. Stir in the remaining ingredients and simmer until thickened, stirring occasionally, about 10 minutes.
• Cool for about 5 minutes, then transfer the mixture to a food processor and puree until smooth. Season with salt and pepper, to taste. Pour into a bowl, add the remaining 2 tablespoons of bourbon and allow to cool at room temperature. The sauce will keep for 1 week in the refrigerator stored in a tightly sealed container.
• Heat the grill to medium heat. Brush the chicken with the 1/4 cup of oil and season on both sides with the spice rub. Season with salt and pepper, to taste. Grill the chicken slowly, with the lid closed, until golden brown on both sides and fat has rendered. Begin brushing the chicken liberally with the bbq sauce during the last 10 minutes of grilling.
• Arrange on a serving platter and serve.

BAKED BOURBON CHICKEN

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• Brown chicken in skillet.
• Remove chicken from skillet and place into a baking dish.
• In the same skillet, combine garlic, cayenne, sugar, salt, sage, rosemary, thyme, and flour.
• Add bourbon and whisk to combine.
• Remove from heat.
• Pour sauce over chicken in baking dish.
• Cover dish and place in oven.
• Bake 1 hour or until juices run clear.

BAKED PEACH-BOURBON BBQ CHICKEN BREAST

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).
• Combine ketchup, brown sugar, bourbon, peach preserves, vinegar, Worcestershire sauce, mustard, steak seasoning, and liquid smoke flavoring in a saucepan over medium high heat. Bring to a boil and simmer for 5 minutes. Reserve half the sauce for later use.
• Place chicken on a sheet pan or broiling tray and brush sauce onto the chicken with a basting brush.
• Bake chicken in the preheated oven for 15 minutes, then flip chicken breasts over and baste with reserved sauce.
• Set an oven rack about 6 inches from the heat source and turn on the oven's broiler.
• Broil chicken and continue to baste and flip the chicken every 3 minutes until chicken is no longer pink in the center and the juices run clear, 10 to 15 minutes total. An instant-read thermometer inserted into the center should read at least 165 degrees F (74 degrees C).