Bourbon Orange Chicken Rachael Ray Recipes

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.

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 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.

SMOKY ORANGE BARBECUE CHICKEN SANDWICHES

Steps:

• Preheat a grill pan or griddle pan over medium high heat.
• Heat a small saucepan over moderate heat. Add oil and onion. Saute onion in oil for 3 to 5 minutes or until onions are soft. Combine chipotle peppers in adobo, ketchup, orange juice concentrate, orange zest and chicken broth in a blender. Blend on high until sauce is smooth. Pour sauce into saucepan with onion and heat to a bubble. Reduce heat to simmer.
• Coat chicken lightly with a drizzle of oil and season breasts with grill seasoning blend or salt and pepper. Grill 5 to 6 minutes on the first side, turn. Remove 1/2of the barbecue sauce to a small bowl and baste chicken liberally with it. Turn chicken after 4 minutes, coat with sauce again and cook another 2 to 3 minutes.
• To serve sandwiches, slice grilled chicken on an angle and fan out 1 breast on each bun bottom. Spoon remaining sauce from saucepan over the sliced chicken. Serve open faced with the lettuce and red onions setting on bun tops to the side. Pair these sandwiches with your favorite sides or, with Red Cabbage Slaw and Crispy Topped Baked Beans.
• Combine cabbage and beets in a mixing or salad bowl. Sprinkle the slaw salad with walnuts. Bring the remaining ingredients to a simmer in a small pot: currants, water, lemon juice, vinegar and brown sugar. Simmer 5 minutes to dissolve sugar and transfer mixture to a bowl. Whisk in currant jelly and oil. Pour dressing over the slaw salad. Toss salad to coat evenly with dressing. Adjust seasonings with salt and pepper and serve or, stored chilled up to 3 days.
• Preparation time: 15 minutes
• Cooking time: 5 minutes
• Ease of preparation: easy
• In a medium skillet over medium high heat, brown bacon but do not fully crisp the pieces. Remove the skillet from heat and toss bread crumbs in the pan with the bacon and drippings. Add scallions to the bread crumbs and bacon and season the mixture with cracked black pepper, to taste.
• Preheat oven to 425 degrees F.
• Add 2 cans of barbecued beans or extra spicy beans to a shallow casserole dish. Top with bacon and bread crumb mixture and place in oven. Bake 15 minutes or until top is crispy and beans are bubbly.
• Preparation time: 5 to 10 minutes
• Cooking time: 15 minutes
• Ease of preparation: easy

SOURDOUGH FRENCH TOAST WITH ORANGE BOURBON BUTTER AND SPICED PECANS

Steps:

• Preheat a large nonstick griddle or large skillet over high heat.
• Slice the bread on a diagonal into 1-inch slices. Thoroughly coat the bread with the beaten eggs, but do not soak the bread in the egg mixture-it will fall apart. Lightly brush the griddle with melted butter, if desired. Place the coated bread slices on the griddle. Cook over high heat until golden brown and cooked through, about 5 minutes per side. Remove from the pan to warm plates. Top each serving with 1 tablespoon Orange Bourbon Butter and sprinkle with 2 tablespoons Spiced Pecans. Serve immediately.
• Cream butter in a mixer. Add the bourbon and orange zest and mix well. Leave at room temperature and serve with the French toast. Refrigerate any leftovers.
• Yield: 8 servings
• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
• In a small bowl, mix the sugar and spices and set aside. In a medium bowl, mix the pecan pieces with the egg white until well coated. Add the sugar and spice blend to the pecans and toss together until well coated. Turn the nut mixture out onto a nonstick cookie sheet and bake until nuts are golden brown, about 20 to 30 minutes. Remove from the oven, let cool and then chop into small pieces.
• Yield: 8 servings

HONEY ROSEMARY CHICKEN BREASTS - RACHAEL RAY

Steps:

• Heat oil, in a large skillet over medium-high heat.
• Season chicken with salt and pepper.
• When oil smokes, add chicken to the pan.
• and cook 6 minutes on each side.
• Remove from pan and cover with foil
• Reduce heat under pan to medium
• add shallots, garlic and rosemary to pan and cook 2-3 minutes.
• Add honey, stir in Dijon and lemon juice.
• Add chicken back to the pan and coat on all sides with the bubbling glaze. Turn off heat.
• Garnish with toasted nuts, if using.

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.

CURE-A-COLD SPRING CHICKEN SOUP (FROM RACHAEL RAY)

Steps:

• In a large saucepan, combine the chicken, halved onion, garlic, bay leaf and enough water to cover. Bring to a boil, then lower the heat and simmer gently until the chicken is cooked through, 15-20 minutes.
• While the chicken is cooking, in a soup pot or Dutch oven, heat the EVOO, 2 turns of the pan, over medium heat. Add the chopped onion, carrots and celery; add the sugar and season with salt and pepper. Cover the pot and cook until the vegetables are softened, about 8 minutes.
• Add the chicken broth and 2 cups water to the pot and bring to a boil. Shred the poached chicken into pieces and add to the soup. Stir in the egg noodles and cook until al dente, about 5 minutes. Turn off the heat and stir in the scallions, parsley, dill and lemon peel. Season with salt and pepper.

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.