Spicy Bourbon Chicken

Like I had told you in my first post, I've recently discovered that "I love cooking".  Knowing that my family is eating good food makes me happy, and using fresh ingredients (hopefully some from my homestead) makes all the difference.  

Growing up, I guess you would say my mom was a picky eater. (sorry mom)  She was also busy working and raising 3 kids.  Often, dinner was something quick and simple without a lot of variation. 

Then I got married and my husband is a real "meat & potatoes" kind of guy.  He doesn't like many vegetables, and could do without anything different or out of the ordinary.  

I found myself making the same things over and over again.  Simple and basic dinners, that I knew, could be better.  

This Cincinnati Homestead Mom wanted something different.  I wanted something that had some flavor and that I wasn't sick of eating.

So, I got online and I found a recipe that sounded great and that I had never made before.  Spicy Bourbon Chicken.

Oh my goodness, it was delicious!  Let me just say it again D-E-L-I-C-I-O-U-S!  I knew that's how I wanted dinner to be from then on. 

Spicy Bourbon Chicken 
don't tell anybody, but there's no Bourbon in it

2lbs chicken meat (I use chicken breast)
1Tbls olive oil
1 garlic clove, crushed
1/4tsp ginger
3/4tsp crushed red pepper (a little more or less for preference)
1/4cup apple juice
1/3cup brown sugar
2Tbls ketchup
1Tbls cider vinegar
1/2cup water
1/3cup soy sauce
1Tbls cornstarch

Heat oil in a skillet, add chicken and cook thoroughly.  
Remove chicken and set aside.
Add remaining ingredients and heat on medium heat until well blended and dissolved.
Add chicken and bring to a hard boil.
Reduce heat and simmer for 20 min uncovered.

Serve over hot rice


So that's the recipe I started with.  You can use a little more or a little less of the crushed red pepper according to how spicy you like things.  I go with a little more, but that's just me. (I like the heat)  

I hope you enjoy it as much as this Cincinnati Homestead Mom does.  Give it a try, and let me know what you think.

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