So it has been such a long time since my last post. I have just been so crazy, all my roommate and I really eat is hamburger helper. However a little while ago I did make a very delicious recipe. I made honey bourbon chicken. I got the recipe from here. Unfortunately I didn't get any photos :(
I should mention that this recipe is for the crockpot, so it is super simple. Like most crockpot recipes all you have to do is mix everything and turn on the appliance.
So you get your chicken, 2-3 pounds worth (boneless is best) and you salt and pepper it and throw it in the crockpot and put 1/2 of diced onion on top. Then you mix together what will form the sauce. This is 1 cup of honey, 1/2 cup of soy sauce, 1/4 cup of ketchup, 2 tablespoons of canola oil, 2 cloves of minced garlic, 1/4 teaspoon of red pepper flakes. This is what the recipe calls for, but I didn't have any onion so I omitted it and it tasted pretty good. Once you mix up the sauce you pour it over the chicken and cook on low for 3-4 hours.
After the chicken is cooked you put a tablespoon each of cornstarch and water and put the sauce from the crockpot into a saucepan and heat it until it thickens up. Because it was already ten, and I had no cornstarch, I skipped this step. Whip up some rice to serve this chicken with and you are done! I absolutely love this recipe and have made it a few times already.
Honey Bourbon Chicken
2-3 lb. boneless, skinless chicken thighs (chicken breasts could be substituted but thighs are more moist)
salt and pepper
1/2 cup diced onion
1 cup of honey
1/2 cup soy sauce
1/4 cup ketchup
2 Tbsp. canola oil
2 cloves of garlic, minced
1/4 tsp. red pepper flakes
1-2 Tbsp. cornstarch
hot rice
sesame seeds, optional
Salt and pepper the chicken and place in your crockpot. Place the onion on top of the chicken.
In a medium sized bowl, combine honey, soy sauce, ketchup, oil, garlic, and red pepper flakes. Pour mixture over the chicken in the crockpot. Cook on low for 3-4 hours.
Remove chicken from crock pot and slice into strips and set aside.
In a small bowl, combine 1 Tbsp cornstarch with 1 Tbsp water. Pour the sauce from the crock pot into a small saucepan over medium heat. Add the cornstarch mixture, stirring to combine. Heat and stir as it thickens. If the sauce is not thick enough repeat with another tablespoon of the cornstarch/water.
Place the chicken back in a serving dish and pour the thickened sauce over it and and stir well to coat.
Serve chicken over cooked rice and sprinkle with sesame seeds (optional).
