Description
Blackstone Bourbon Chicken brings the sizzle of street-style flavors right to your backyard griddle, letting you create restaurant-quality chicken with a sweet and tangy bourbon glaze that’ll make your taste buds dance.
Ingredients
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Main Proteins:
- 2 lbs boneless skinless chicken breasts
Vegetables:
- 6 mini sweet bell peppers
- ½ medium onion
- 1 green onion
Sauce Ingredients:
- ½ cup bourbon
- ⅓ cup low-sodium soy sauce
- ½ cup chicken stock
- ¼ cup apple juice
- ⅓ cup packed brown sugar
- 2 tablespoons ketchup
- 1 tablespoon apple cider vinegar
- 1 tablespoon sriracha
- ½ tablespoon minced garlic
- ¼ teaspoon minced ginger
- 1 tablespoon cornstarch
- 2 tablespoons cooking oil
Instructions
- Dust 2 lbs of chicken strips with 1 tbsp cornstarch, allowing them to sit and absorb the coating for 20 minutes at room temperature.
- Create bourbon sauce by whisking ½ cup chicken stock, ⅓ cup soy sauce, ½ cup bourbon, ¼ cup apple juice, 1 tbsp apple cider vinegar, ⅓ cup brown sugar, 2 tbsps ketchup, 1 tbsp sriracha, ½ tbsp garlic, and ¼ tsp ginger in a bowl until sugar completely dissolves.
- Heat Blackstone griddle to 400°F, spreading 2 tbsps cooking oil across the surface to create an even cooking layer.
- Arrange chicken strips on the hot griddle, searing for 3-4 minutes per side until golden and mostly cooked through.
- Scatter 6 chopped mini sweet bell peppers and ½ chopped onion onto the griddle, sautéing with chicken for 2-3 minutes until vegetables soften slightly.
- Pour entire prepared bourbon sauce over chicken and vegetables, stirring continuously for 4-5 minutes until sauce thickens and becomes glossy.
- Transfer chicken and sauce to a serving platter, sprinkling 1 sliced green onion on top as a fresh garnish.
Notes
- Let the chicken marinate in cornstarch to create a light, crispy exterior that helps the sauce cling beautifully.
- Ensure your griddle is properly heated to get a perfect sear on the chicken, which locks in those delicious flavors.
- For a gluten-free version, swap cornstarch for arrowroot powder and use tamari instead of soy sauce.
- Chop vegetables uniformly so they cook evenly and create a balanced texture in your final dish.
- Prep Time: 20 minutes
- Cook Time: 11-12 minutes
- Category: Sautéed
- Method: Sautéing
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 4
- Calories: 315 kcal
- Sugar: 18 g
- Sodium: 450 mg
- Fat: 11 g
- Saturated Fat: 2 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 9 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 22 g
- Fiber: 1.5 g
- Protein: 34 g
- Cholesterol: 95 mg