Bayou Sam's Bourbon Chicken

Total Time: 2 hrs 10 mins Preparation Time: 2 hrs Cook Time: 10 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 12 medium chicken thighs, boned and skinned
• 1 cup soy sauce
• 1 tablespoon veal demi-glace
• 4 tablespoons honey, mesquite
• 4 tablespoons molasses
• 1/2 cup jim beam bourbon
• 2 1/2 cups dark brown sugar
• 2 teaspoons garlic powder
• 2 teaspoons ground ginger
• 2 tablespoons dried onion
• 1/3 cup wine
• 1 1/2 teaspoons cayenne pepper, finely ground
• 1/2 teaspoon pepper
• 1/2 teaspoon sea salt

Recipe

• 1 cut chicken into bite size pieces and place in a bowl.
• 2 mix all the sauce/marinade ingredients (except wine and demi-glace) well and pour half over chicken. reserving the other half for sauce. cover and refrigerate (stirring often) for several hours (best overnight).
• 3 two methods of preparation.
• 4 the best method is to heat a flat griddle on your grill to high heat, drizzle a little peanut oil just before placing chicken down. drain marinated chicken and cook a couple minutes on each side or stir frying. getting a good char on the edges adds to the flavor, so let it set a minute or two.
• 5 heat reserved sauce that was set aside, adding the wine and demi-glace, stir to incorporate well. low simmer about 10 minutes. serve as a dipping sauce, pour on dirty rice or orzo.
• 6 or.
• 7 second method is bake chicken at 375 for 50 minutes in a single layer, basting every 10 minutes. remove chicken. scrape pan juices with all the brown bits into reserved sauce, add wine and demi-glace and low simmer 10 minutes.
• 8 great with lemon pepper parboiled rice and soul beans.
• 9 sauce is also great reduced and used as a drizzle with grilled scallops.