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Crocktober Day 4==> Bourbon Chicken

 


The leaves are turning colors and starting to drop.   In addition, the weather is turning cool and October is Crock Pot Month. So dust off your slow cookers and start using them to help get dinner on the table this month.    


My slow cooker is a big asset and gets a lot of use over the fall and winter months.    When it is cold outside I use my slow cooker to make soups, stews, sauces, and one-pot meals.      Since school is in full swing, I can get my dinner going in the morning when I have more time.   Then, dinner is done when I am exhausted and this avoids the desire to eat out.   


Crocktober is a challenge, to use your crock pot every day in October.    Although I will not use my crock pot daily, I will use it more this month and post several recipes.   


Come along for the month and see what is cooking.   


Day 4


Our fourth recipe is homemade Bourbon Chicken. Growing up, Bourbon Chicken was a favorite meal from a Chinese restaurant. Over the years, I learned how to make this dish in a wok, and now I use a crockpot.    The biggest benefit to using a crockpot is putting all the ingredients into the crockpot and walking away.      We set the crockpot and rice cooker before church and came home to a delicious lunch.   


NOTE: The original recipe is from The Recipe Critic.


The modified Recipe is below: 

 

Ingredients: 

2 pounds of boneless, skinless chicken breast 

(The original recipe calls for dark meat)

Salt and Pepper to taste

⅓ cup of chicken stock, apple juice or bourbon

¼ cup of brown sugar

¾ cup of soy sauce

1 tablespoon of minced garlic

1 bag of broccoli or stir fry vegetable mix (steamer bag)

2 tablespoons of cornstarch

2 tablespoons of water 


NOTE: Cook Rice separately.    


Directions

  1. Cube chicken into bite-size pieces and season with salt and pepper.   Place in the bottom of the crockpot. 

  1. Mix all of the sauce ingredients and pour over the chicken.   Stir to coat all of the chicken. 

  1. Cook the chicken and sauce on high for 3 hours. 

  1. I start the rice in the rice cooker 1 ½ hours before the chicken is finished. 

  1. Stir the cornstarch into the water.   Then mix it into the chicken and sauce.   Continue to cook for up to 30 minutes. 

  1. Steam the broccoli or stir-fried vegetables.    


  1. Plate the rice, vegetables, and bourbon chicken. 
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