Crispy bourbon chicken

Mon, 05/16/2011 - 14:35 -- Yorkes

Summary

Yield
Servings
SourceFirlotte
Prep time
5 minutes
Cooking time
5 minutes
Total time
10 minutes

Ingredients

1⁄2 cup
Bourbon
1⁄4 cup
dark brown sugar (packed)
1 tablespoon
cider vinegar
1 teaspoon
worcestershire sauce
3⁄4 teaspoon
Cajun seasoning
1 clove
garlic, minced
3⁄4 teaspoon
cornstarch
1 dash
sea salt (to taste)
1 dash
black pepper, ground (to taste)
8  
chicken thighs (bone in, skin on, trimmed of excess fat)
2 tablespoon
vegetable oil

Instructions

1. Whisk bourbon, sugar, vinegar, Worcestershire, Cajun seasoning, garlic, cornstarch, 1/2 tsp salt, and 1/4 tsp pepper in a bowl until sugar has dissolved.

2. Pat chicken dry with paper towel and season with salt, pepper, and Cajun seasoning. Heat oil in large non-stick skillet over medium-high heat until just smoking. Cook chicken, skin-side down, until skin is well browned and crisp, 15-20 minutes. Carefully turn chicken skin-side up and cook over medium heat until meat registers 175F, 5-8 minutes. Transfer chicken to platter.

3.Pour off excess fat from skillet and add bourbon mixture, simmering until thickened, about 2 minutes.

Notes

The bourbon force is strong with this one, if you aren't a huge bourbon fan (why are you even looking at this recipe?) you might want to dilute the sauce with water or apple juice.

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