A Yummy Experiment
Ok - I know it has been been quite a long time since I've been here. I must admit I didn't think it'd take me so long to start writing again. And I really thought I'd start with sharing things I made for my wedding that I now have pictures for. However, I come back excited to share another recipe. One that was so good that I finally took the time to sit down and start writing again. So the crafty stuff will be following :) but I will not be gone so long between posts again - at least not for awhile :)
So regarding my exciting recipe that I am excited to share with you...
I was headed home the other day and started thinking about dinner. I realized we didn't really have a protein ready to eat... we have roasts in the freezer, but they're big and in the freezer... so I ran to the store real quick to grab some chicken. We usually always have some but it's been awhile since we made a Costco run.
When I got home, it was time to try to figure out what to do with it... I hadn't thought that much about it in the store. What started as an experiment with honey whiskey and chicken, came out to be a very yummy dish! Dare I say it, it tasted like Chinese from a restaurant! Americanized Chinese I'm sure - I'm not sure I've had authentic Chinese in all honesty (kind of like Americanized Mexican vs Mexican - both of which I love).
Anyways - this was one dish I was super happy to have documented! When you hubby takes a bite and the first words out of his mouth are, "Oh my God! This is so good!" I think I can file this one away to make again another day :)
While eating dinner I kept thinking of things that could potentially be added to it - honey roasted peanuts, green onions, and sugar snap peas were the ones I like the thought of the most - not necessarily all together though. But in all honesty - the dish was amazing with just the chicken and rice. I rarely get this excited about a dish - but this was simply that good.
If you'd like to give it a try - I'd love to hear your feedback!
Honey Whiskey Chicken
1.5 lb Boneless Chicken Breasts (chopped into bite size pieces) -- about 3 - 4 breasts/
2 Tbl. Peanut Oil
3 Cloves Garlic (minced)
1/4 tsp Fresh Ginger (grated)
1/2 - 3/4 tsp Red Pepper Flakes (crushed) -- depending on your desired spice level
1/4 Cup Tennessee Honey Whiskey
1 Tbl. Honey
1/3 Cup Light Brown Sugar
3 Tbl. Ketchup
1 Tbl. Rice Vinegar
1/2 Cup Water
1/3 Cup Soy Sauce
Heat oil in a large skillet. Add chicken pieces and cook until lightly browned. Remove chicken and set aside.
Reduce heat to medium and pour whiskey into pan first, then water and garlic. Allow to simmer for 30 seconds - 1 minute. Add remaining ingredients, heating over medium heat until well mixed and dissolved. Add chicken and bring to a hard boil. Reduce heat to medium low and simmer for 20 minutes stirring occasionally.
Serve over hot rice and sprinkle with sesame seeds (optional) - ENJOY.
Makes two - three servings (depending on how big your portions are... we had two, but I couldn't finish mine).
So regarding my exciting recipe that I am excited to share with you...
I was headed home the other day and started thinking about dinner. I realized we didn't really have a protein ready to eat... we have roasts in the freezer, but they're big and in the freezer... so I ran to the store real quick to grab some chicken. We usually always have some but it's been awhile since we made a Costco run.
When I got home, it was time to try to figure out what to do with it... I hadn't thought that much about it in the store. What started as an experiment with honey whiskey and chicken, came out to be a very yummy dish! Dare I say it, it tasted like Chinese from a restaurant! Americanized Chinese I'm sure - I'm not sure I've had authentic Chinese in all honesty (kind of like Americanized Mexican vs Mexican - both of which I love).
Anyways - this was one dish I was super happy to have documented! When you hubby takes a bite and the first words out of his mouth are, "Oh my God! This is so good!" I think I can file this one away to make again another day :)
While eating dinner I kept thinking of things that could potentially be added to it - honey roasted peanuts, green onions, and sugar snap peas were the ones I like the thought of the most - not necessarily all together though. But in all honesty - the dish was amazing with just the chicken and rice. I rarely get this excited about a dish - but this was simply that good.
If you'd like to give it a try - I'd love to hear your feedback!
Honey Whiskey Chicken
1.5 lb Boneless Chicken Breasts (chopped into bite size pieces) -- about 3 - 4 breasts/
2 Tbl. Peanut Oil
3 Cloves Garlic (minced)
1/4 tsp Fresh Ginger (grated)
1/2 - 3/4 tsp Red Pepper Flakes (crushed) -- depending on your desired spice level
1/4 Cup Tennessee Honey Whiskey
1 Tbl. Honey
1/3 Cup Light Brown Sugar
3 Tbl. Ketchup
1 Tbl. Rice Vinegar
1/2 Cup Water
1/3 Cup Soy Sauce
Heat oil in a large skillet. Add chicken pieces and cook until lightly browned. Remove chicken and set aside.
<I wish I would've gotten browner on more sides but I didn't want to over cook>
Reduce heat to medium and pour whiskey into pan first, then water and garlic. Allow to simmer for 30 seconds - 1 minute. Add remaining ingredients, heating over medium heat until well mixed and dissolved. Add chicken and bring to a hard boil. Reduce heat to medium low and simmer for 20 minutes stirring occasionally.
<when first added chicken to sauce>
<after almost 20 minutes>
Serve over hot rice and sprinkle with sesame seeds (optional) - ENJOY.
<before sesame seeds>
<with sesame seeds>
Makes two - three servings (depending on how big your portions are... we had two, but I couldn't finish mine).
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