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Grilled Bourbon-Marinated Chicken

Created January 10, 2017
Bourbon. Chicken. On the grill. How can you go wrong?
Grilled Bourbon Chicken

One of my husband’s all-time favorite dishes is bourbon chicken, a sticky, sweet dish served at Chinese buffets and the like. I’ve had it and have to say that it is good. But the breading? And the cloying sauce? Not anything I crave. Frankly, I like my dishes to be a little leaner and healthier. However, the flavor that bourbon brings to the dish—a bold richness—is amazing. So I turned my husband’s favorite bourbon chicken on its head by using the bourbon in an easy marinade for chicken. Gone is the sweetness, but what’s left turns ordinary chicken into something extraordinary.

Oh, is it good.

The great thing about this dish is that the marinade takes only a few minutes to whip up. Then the chicken marinates for about an hour before being grilled in less than 20 minutes. All in all, you could make this after work with minimal effort. Heck, you’ll even have time for a leisurely glass of bourbon before cooking, if you are so inclined. Serve this over rice with a nice green salad. Give it a try...you won’t be sorry!

Ingredients

    • 2lb boneless skinless chicken breasts
    • 1/3cup bourbon
    • 1/3cup soy sauce
    • 1/4cup olive oil
    • 1tablespoon grated gingerroot
    • 4cloves garlic, crushed
    • Coarse sea salt

Directions

  • 1Pound or cut chicken breasts into thin cutlets. Place in resealable food-storage plastic bag.
  • 2In small bowl, beat bourbon, soy sauce, oil, gingerroot and garlic with whisk until blended. Pour over chicken; seal bag. Refrigerate 1 hour to marinate.
  • 3Heat gas or charcoal grill. When grill is heated, remove chicken from marinade; discard marinade. Place chicken on grill over medium heat. Cover grill; cook 8 to 12 minutes, turning once, until juice of chicken is clear when center of thickest part is cut (165°F). Sprinkle with sea salt before serving.

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