Bourbon Orange Chicken Rachael Ray Recipes

PULLED CHICKEN WITH BOURBON BBQ

Steps:

• For the BBQ sauce: Combine the ketchup, brown sugar, maple syrup, vinegar, Worcestershire sauce and garlic in a small pot. Cook over medium-low heat until thickened, 25 to 30 minutes. Stir in the apricot preserves, bourbon and orange zest until well combined. Season with coarsely ground black pepper.
• For the sandwiches: Cover the sweet potatoes with water in a small pot and season with salt. Bring to a boil and cook for 5 minutes. Drain.
• Meanwhile, heat the vegetable oil in a large skillet over medium heat. Add the onions and cook until softened, 10 to 15 minutes. Add the sweet potatoes, Pulled Poached Chicken and poaching liquid (or store-bought chicken stock), then pour the BBQ sauce over top. Simmer until the chicken is heated through.
• For the slaw: Combine the vegetable oil, vinegar, agave and lemon juice in a large bowl. Add the cabbage and apples and toss to combine. Season with salt and pepper.
• To serve: Pile the BBQ chicken on the rolls and top with the apple slaw.
• Place the chicken in a pot and add the bay leaves, carrots, celery, lemons, onions, peppercorns, rosemary, thyme and some salt. Cover with water and bring to a boil. Reduce the heat to a simmer and poach the chicken for 1 hour. When the chicken is cool enough to handle, discard the skin and bones, and separate the meat into bite-size pieces. Strain the stock and reserve.

BOURBON-ORANGE CHICKEN - RACHAEL RAY

Steps:

• To make the chicken: preheat a nonstick skillet over med-high heat; add in oil and butter.
• When the butter has melted and is hot, add in the chicken.
• Season with salt and pepper; brown for 3-4 minutes on each side.
• Decrease heat to medium low; add in juice concentrate and spoon over chicken as it melts down.
• Simmer 5 minutes; transfer chicken to dinner plates, leaving most of the sauce in the pan; top chicken with almonds.
• Increase heat on the sauce and add in bourbon; cook sauce until it is slightly browned, 2-3 minutes; spoon over chicken and serve.
• To make the butter: place bread in a warm oven or toaster oven to crisp the crust.
• In a small bowl, microwave the marmalade and butter 15 seconds on HIGH.
• Add in hot sauce and stir; spread or brush the sweet-hot butter on the crusty hot bread and serve alongside the chicken.

BOURBON BBQ PULLED CHICKEN SANDWICHES AND GREEN APPLE SLAW

Steps:

• For the chicken: Place the chicken breasts and thighs in a pot with the bay leaves, carrot, onion, orange and some salt. Cover with water, then cover the pot and bring to a boil. Reduce the heat and cook at a low rolling boil for 20 minutes. Remove the chicken to a cutting board. Strain the poaching liquid, then return to the pot and boil for a few minutes to reduce it slightly. Remove the skin and bones from the chicken and shred the meat.
• For the BBQ sauce: Meanwhile, combine the ketchup, mustard, brown sugar, maple syrup, vinegar, Worcestershire sauce, pepper, bourbon, garlic and orange juice in a small pot. Simmer over medium-low heat, stirring occasionally, about 20 minutes.
• For the slaw: Whisk together the oil, vinegar, sugar, salt, lemon juice and onions. Season with salt and some pepper. Add the cabbage and apples and toss to combine.
• Add 1 cup poaching liquid to the BBQ sauce, then add the chicken, stirring and shredding it with 2 forks. Pile the chicken on the rolls and top with pickles and slaw.

NANNY'S BOURBON-BAKED BEANS (RACHAEL RAY)

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375°F.
• Heat a large skillet over medium heat and cook bacon until fat begins to render out.
• Add onion and cook 1 minute.
• Add mustard, molasses, sugar and chutney and heat through.
• Add pepper to taste.
• Stir in beans then pour mixture into a large, lightly greased baking dish.
• Bake 30 minutes covered.
• Remove from oven and stir in bourbon.
• Bake uncovered 15-20 minutes longer until beans are bubbly and thick.

PESTO PRESTO CHICKEN (RACHAEL RAY)

Steps:

• Heat oven to 450 degrees.
• In small bowl of a food processor, combine first 6 ingredients, except only use 1/4 cup of the Parmesan.
• Set aside.
• Butterfly the chicken breasts.
• Divide the cheese mixture on the chicken.
• Fold as with a book.
• Place on a non stick baking sheet.
• Bake for 15 minutes.
• Remove from oven and place 3 slices of the tomatoes on each breast.
• Sprinkle with remaining Parmesan.
• Return to oven and bake another 15 minutes.

BOURBON ORANGE SKILLET BBQ CHICKEN WITH CORN BREAD TOPPER

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375°.
• Heat 1 tablespoon oil in a medium sauce pan over med-high heat.
• Add the onions and garlic to the pan and cook until tender, 4-5 minutes.
• Season the onions with salt and pepper and stir in the tomato paste and smoked paprika.
• Cook the mixture for 1-2 minutes, then add the Worcestershire sauce, hot sauce, brown sugar, orange zest, orange juice, and chicken stock to the pan.
• Bring everything up to a bubble, then reduce the heat to medium and simmer the sauce until thickened, about 5 minutes.
• While the sauce is simmering, place a large cast-iron skillet over med-high heat with the remaining 2 tablespoons oil.
• Season the chicken with salt and pepper and cook it until golden brown on all sides, 5-6 minutes.
• When the chicken is golden brown, pour the thickened barbecue sauce into the cast-iron skillet and add the bourbon, but don't stir it inches.
• Remove the pan from the heat and very carefully flame the alcohol by using a match or barbecue lighter.
• Return the pan to the heat and allow the alcohol to cook out of the bourbon; it'll be ready when the flames die away.
• Remove the skillet from the heat and reserve on a heat-safe surface while you prepare the corn bread.
• In a mixing bowl, prepare the corn bread batter according to the package directions.
• Fold the scallions and 1/2 cup cheese into the batter and spoon it evenly over the top of the barbecue chicken.
• Sprinkle the rest of the shredded cheese over the corn bread and transfer the skillet to the oven.
• Bake until the corn bread is golden brown and baked through, about 15 minutes.
• Serve immediately.