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Honey Bourbon Chicken



Honey Bourbon Chicken

Honey Bourbon Chicken is sweet, salty and spicy chicken and is served over rice. This crispy, sticky glazed chicken is  delicious and quite filling. This is a home made version of a  popular dish in Chinese restaurants.


Ingredients
Chicken boneless- 1 lb
Eggs-1
Corn starch- 4 tbs
All purpose flour- 1 tbs
Baking powder-  a pinch
Pepper powder- 1/4 tsp
Salt a pinch

For the sauce
Honey- 2 tbs
Bourbon- 3 tbs
Dark soya sauce- 1 tsp
Light soya sauce- 3 tbs
Oyster sauce- 1/2 tsp
Garlic- 3 cloves
Pepper powder- 1/4 tsp
Brown sugar- 1 tsp
Chilly garlic sauce- 1 tbs
Sesame oil- 1 tbs
Chicken stock- 1/3 cup
Corn starch- 1 tsp (optional)
Onion cubed- 1/2
Spring onions for garnish




Cut chicken into thin strips or bite size peices. Make a thick batter of corn starch, flour, baking powder, egg , pepper powder, salt and half cup of water. Mix the chicken with this batter and set aside for five minutes.
Deep fry this in oil till it is crisp and golden. Drain and set aside.

In a  pan mix all ingredients listed under sauce  and simmer in low heat for two minutes. Allow the sauce to thicken and switch off the flame.
Heat one tsp of oil in a pan  and saute garlic and cubed onion. After one minute add the chicken and the sauce and mix well.Coat the chicken with the sauce and simmer till it is thick and bubbly. Sprinkle chopped spring onions and serve with steamed rice.


Try it,
Hope you will all enjoy!


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