# Food Court Style Bourbon Chicken

A copycat recipe for the popular mall food court bourbon chicken, made with apple juice instead of bourbon.

- Cuisine: Chinese
- Category: Drink
- Language: en

## Ingredients

- boneless skinless chicken thighs
- garlic powder
- onion powder
- pepper
- salt
- Kinder's new sweet and smoky brown sugar seasoning
- 0.25 cup soy sauce
- 0.25 cup hoisin sauce
- 0.5 cup apple juice
- 0.25 cup brown sugar
- 2 tablespoons rice vinegar
- 2 tablespoons ketchup
- minced garlic
- minced ginger
- 3 tablespoons water
- 1 tablespoon corn starch

## Instructions

1. Season boneless skinless chicken thighs with garlic powder, onion powder, pepper, salt, and sweet and smoky brown sugar seasoning on both sides.
2. Cook the seasoned chicken in a pan for about six or seven minutes until cooked through.
3. Remove the cooked chicken from the pan and cut it into pieces on a cutting board.
4. Prepare the sauce by whisking together 1/4 cup soy sauce, 1/4 cup hoisin sauce, 1/2 cup apple juice, 1/4 cup brown sugar, 2 tablespoons rice vinegar (or apple cider vinegar), 2 tablespoons ketchup, minced garlic, and minced ginger.
5. Stir the sauce over medium heat until it starts to bubble.
6. Create a slurry by mixing 3 tablespoons of water with 1 tablespoon of cornstarch.
7. Add the cornstarch slurry to the bubbling sauce and stir until it thickens.
8. Add the cut chicken back into the thickened sauce.
9. Cover the pan with aluminum foil or a lid and let it cook long enough for the sugar pieces to burn slightly for crispy bits.

## Equipment

- pan
- cutting board
- whisk
- aluminum foil or lid

## Tips

- Make sure to season both sides of the chicken.
- Use apple cider vinegar as an alternative to rice vinegar.
- Cook until the sugar pieces burn slightly for crispy bits.

## Source

- Original video: https://www.facebook.com/share/v/14TFYVmzSaU/
- Recipe page: https://www.cliprecipe.com/recipe/27a0a7af-63f5-495f-9b53-537a09459a20
- Extracted: 2026-02-17

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