Seared chicken thighs glazed in a sticky bourbon-soy sauce with a hit of Maple Bourbon BBQ sauce — the food court classic, done from scratch.
↓ Jump to RecipeSeason the chicken pieces with salt, pepper, garlic powder, and onion powder.
Sear the chicken in a hot pan until nicely browned. Remove and set aside.
In the same pan, add the bourbon, soy sauce, apple juice, garlic, ginger, brown sugar, Maple Bourbon BBQ sauce, hoisin, ketchup, and red pepper flakes. Simmer until slightly thickened.
Return the chicken to the sauce and simmer until glossy and coated.
For extra stickiness, stir in the cornstarch slurry.
Serve over rice, garnished with green onions and toasted sesame seeds if desired.
The Maple Bourbon BBQ Sauce adds real depth here — worth having a batch on hand.
Apple juice gives that classic mall-food-court sweetness.
| Calories | ~630 |
| Total fat | ~21g |
| Saturated fat | ~6g |
| Cholesterol | ~195mg |
| Sodium | ~1545mg |
| Total carbs | ~46g |
| Total sugar | ~38g |
| Protein | ~53g |
Calculated from the ingredient list, not lab-tested — treat as a ballpark. Most of the sugar and sodium comes from the brown sugar and low-sodium soy sauce in the sauce itself.
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