Bourbon Chicken

 This is a quick dish to make and works good with rice. Of course you need to have some bourbon in your pantry.

Bourbon Chicken

Ingredients:

• 1/2 cup soy sauce
• 1/2 cup packed brown sugar
• 1/4 cup water
• 2 T. bourbon
• 1 tsp. toasted sesame oil
• 1/2 tsp. pepper
• 2 lbs. boneless skinless chicken thighs, trimmed and cut into 1-inch pieces
• 2 T. cornstarch
• 2 T. vegetable oil
• 2 garlic cloves
• 1 tsp. grated fresh ginger
• 2 tsp. cider vinegar

Directions:

1. Combine soy sauce, sugar, water, bourbon, sesame oil, and pepper in 2-cup liquid measuring cup. Microwave until hot, about 2 minutes. Whisk to dissolve sugar.  
2. Toss chicken, cornstarch, and 2 T. soy sauce mixture in bowl until thoroughly combined. 
3. Heat vegetable oil in 12-inch nonstick skillet over medium-high heat until shimmering.  Add chicken  and cook, stirring occasionally, until browned and cooked through, about 10 minutes.
4. Stir in garlic, ginger, and remaining soy sauce mixture. Bring to boil and cook until sauce is syrupy and rubber spatula dragged through it leaves wide trail before filling back in, 6-8 minutes.  Off heat, stir in vinegar.
5. Serve with rice.