Kitchen notes · a little help before you start
Sticky Bourbon Chicken
Sticky Bourbon Chicken brings together chicken thighs, soy sauce, and bourbon. The method calls for working in batches. The quick notes will help you get the small jobs lined up before you start.
- Prep
- 15 min
- Cook
- 30 min
- Total
- 45 min
- Original yield
- Serves 4
- Ingredients
- 13 listed
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Recipe categories & planning details
- Meal type
- Main course
- Primary protein
- Chicken
- Cuisine
- Asian
- Preparation & total time
- Prep: 15 minutes or less · Total: 31–60 minutes
- Budget (estimated)
- Low cost
A few quick notes
1. Give yourself room for batches
The method calls for working in batches. Read that part before filling the pan, and give each batch the same cooking and doneness checks rather than crowding everything in at once.
2. Mix the thickener as directed
The thickening step has its own little bit of preparation. Follow the mixing step before adding it, then use the consistency check in the method as you finish.
3. Set out the first ingredients
Look through the first cooking step and have its ingredients ready before you begin. It is easier to give the pan your attention when you are not still looking for the next item.
Get to know the ingredients
Chicken thighs
Look at how this ingredient comes into the method: Trim off any extra fat on the chicken thighs and cut into 1-inch chunks.
Soy sauce
Look at how this ingredient comes into the method: In a medium-sized mixing bowl whisk together soy sauce, bourbon, apple juice, dark brown sugar, grated garlic, grated ginger, rice wine vinegar, red pepper flakes, and water.
Bourbon
Look at how this ingredient comes into the method: In a medium-sized mixing bowl whisk together soy sauce, bourbon, apple juice, dark brown sugar, grated garlic, grated ginger, rice wine vinegar, red pepper flakes, and water.
Let’s make it
Choose your servings, then check things off as you go.
Original recipe: Serves 4. Original quantities shown.
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How to make it
0 of 6 steps completeMake room for Sticky Bourbon Chicken
Review ingredients in your pantry before anything is added. Meal plans use your household size; grocery-only additions use the servings selected above.
The last little job
Keep the last little job in mind
The recipe finishes with this step: Stir in green onion tops and serve over rice. Set out what you need for that finish before the cooking gets busy.
A little more help as you go
Match the preparation in the method
Take a look at the chopping, slicing or shaving step before bringing the parts together. Use the preparation described there so the food goes into the next stage in the form the recipe expects.
Give the simmer its place
Keep the simmering stage in the sequence when planning the meal. Follow the heat and texture checks in that step rather than rushing straight to the finish.
Have the whisking step ready
Set out the ingredients for the whisking step together. Follow that part of the preparation before moving to the next cooking or mixing stage.
A few questions you might have
What should I get ready before starting?
Set out the skillet. Read the first preparation step before you get going: Trim off any extra fat on the chicken thighs and cut into 1-inch chunks.
Which little step is worth remembering?
The method calls for working in batches. Read that part before filling the pan, and give each batch the same cooking and doneness checks rather than crowding everything in at once.
What check should I look for as it cooks?
Keep this part of the method in view: Add to mixture and cook until the sauce has thickened and coats the chicken fully.
Is there another preparation step to plan for?
Take a look at the chopping, slicing or shaving step before bringing the parts together. Use the preparation described there so the food goes into the next stage in the form the recipe expects.
Storage & reheating safety
For cooked, perishable leftovers, refrigerate within 2 hours (1 hour above 90°F), using shallow containers for prompt cooling. Keep the refrigerator at 40°F or below, use refrigerated leftovers within 3–4 days, and reheat hot leftovers to 165°F, checked with a food thermometer. Follow any shorter package limit.
These are general safety limits, not a tested storage or freezing recommendation for this particular dish. USDA leftovers guidance · Safe cooking temperatures
Recipe source: Spend With Pennies. Ingredient names and quantities may be adapted for the pantry.
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