If you are unfamiliar with bourbon's taste, think of toffee, pralines, vanilla or even dried fruit in alcohol form. Bourbon is an American whiskey and bourbon chicken is a tradition, mainly in southern states such as Kentucky, Tennessee and Louisiana. While it may be a tasty tradition, at about 64 calories per ounce, its main ingredient, bourbon, is high in calories. Because of this, you may want to consider adjusting the amounts of sauce ingredients or simply decide to cook bourbon chicken only on "special" occasions.
Step 1
Mix the bourbon, Worcestershire sauce, apple cider vinegar and lemon juice in a large bowl. Add the brown sugar, ketchup, garlic, dry mustard and black pepper, stirring well to combine the dry and liquid ingredients.
Step 2
Add the chicken breasts to a large plastic food bag using tongs and then pour in the bourbon marinade sauce. Seal the bag and massage it with your hands to coat the chicken pieces with marinade sauce.
Step 3
Set the plastic bag in your refrigerator and marinate the chicken for 20 minutes to two to three hours. If you marinate the chicken for longer than one hour, turn and massage the bag at least one time to ensure the chicken marinates evenly.
Step 4
Preheat your oven to 325 degrees Fahrenheit.
Step 5
Transfer the chicken to a baking pan with clean tongs. Pour the marinade sauce from the bag over the chicken and cook uncovered for 20 to 30 minutes, brushing the meat with marinade sauce about every 10 minutes.
Step 6
Insert a meat thermometer into the chicken and make sure the temperature of the meat is 165 degrees Fahrenheit before removing the chicken from your oven.
Step 7
Transfer the chicken from the baking dish to a serving platter with clean tongs, let it sit for about five minutes and serve.
Things You'll Need
- Mixing bowl, large
- 1 cup bourbon whiskey
- 2 tbsp. Worcestershire sauce
- 1/4 cup apple cider vinegar
- 1 tbsp. lemon juice
- 1/2 cup brown sugar
- 1 cup low sodium ketchup
- 3 garlic cloves, minced
- 1/2 tsp. dry mustard
- 1/8 to 1/4 tsp. black pepper
- Plastic food bag
- Tongs
- 6 chicken breast halves
- Baking dish
- Basting brush
- Meat thermometer
- Serving platter
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