# Creamy Bourbon Chicken

A creamy and nostalgic homemade bourbon chicken dish inspired by food court flavors.

- Cuisine: American
- Category: Sauce & Condiment
- Language: en

## Ingredients

- 1.5 lbs boneless chicken thighs, chopped
- 1 tbsp oil
- 2 cloves garlic, minced
- 1 cup bourbon
- 0.5 cup brown sugar
- 1 tbsp vanilla extract
- 2 tbsp ketchup
- 1 tbsp hot sauce
- 1 tbsp apple cider vinegar
- 0.25 cup heavy cream
- 0.33 cup heavy cream
- 2 tbsp butter
- onion powder
- paprika
- salt
- pepper
- chopped green onions
- onion
- garlic powder
- 1 cup Jim Beam
- 2 cups Jim Beam
- garlic paste
- ginger
- hot chili oil flakes

## Instructions

1. Season your chicken thighs with onion, garlic powder, paprika, and salt.
2. Cut your chicken up.
3. Sear chicken in oil until golden and cooked through.
4. Remove chicken and set aside.
5. In the same pan, sauté garlic for 1 min.
6. Pour in one to two cups of Jim Beam and simmer 2–3 mins to burn off the alcohol.
7. Add a piece of butter and a quarter cup of heavy cream; stir until it turns smooth and creamy.
8. Stir in half a cup of brown sugar, one tablespoon of vanilla, two tablespoons of ketchup, a dash of hot sauce, and one tablespoon of apple cider vinegar.
9. Let it cook down 5–7 mins.
10. Drop some salt, paprika, and garlic in.
11. Add a couple of dashes of soy sauce.
12. Season with garlic powder, onion powder, paprika, salt, and pepper.
13. Add some garlic paste and some ginger.
14. Add some hot chili oil flakes.
15. Return chicken to the pan/pot and let it simmer in that sauce and cook down.
16. Plate it up and hit it with chopped green onions on top for that fresh pop.

## Equipment

- pan
- pot

## Tips

- Let the alcohol sizzle out of the bourbon.
- Sauté garlic for 1 min.
- Simmer bourbon for 2–3 mins to burn off the alcohol.
- Stir butter and heavy cream until smooth and creamy.
- Let the sauce cook down 5–7 mins.
- Garnish with chopped green onions for a fresh pop.

## Source

- Original video: https://www.facebook.com/share/r/1AuGadmMLt/?mibextid=wwXIfr
- Recipe page: https://www.cliprecipe.com/recipe/8fd93ac6-7d6a-4fac-871c-2b53bbff7616
- Extracted: 2026-05-08

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