Bourbon Street Chicken

Bourbon chicken is a dish with New Orleans roots that's easy to make with chicken thigh pieces cooked in a sweet brown sugar, bourbon, ginger, garlic, and soy sauce glaze. Serve with rice for a restaurant-worthy meal.

Cooking time: 30 minutes
Cooking Device: stove

Instructions

  1. Gather Ingredients.
  2. Toss chicken with 1 tablespoon cornstarch in a bowl.
  3. Heat 1 tablespoon oil in a 12-inch skillet over medium-high heat. Add chicken; cook and stir until browned. Transfer to a plate using a slotted spoon.
  4. Heat remaining 1 tablespoon oil in the same skillet. Add onion, garlic, and ginger; cook and stir until softened and fragrant, 1 to 3 minutes.
  5. Whisk remaining 1 tablespoon cornstarch, soy sauce, chicken broth, bourbon, brown sugar, vinegar, and pepper flakes together in a small bowl.
  6. Add soy sauce mixture to the skillet; cook and stir until thickened and bubbly.
  7. Return chicken to the skillet; cook and stir until coated in sauce and heated through, about 2 minutes.
  8. Serve chicken over rice; top with green onions.