Cajun Bourbon Chicken
- Ready In:
- 6hrs 25mins
- Ingredients:
- 13
- Serves:
-
6-8
ingredients
- 1 cup Bourbon
- 1 cup soy sauce
- 1⁄2 cup brown sugar
- 1 teaspoon paprika
- 1 pinch hot red pepper flakes
- 1 tablespoon molasses
- 3 garlic cloves, smashed
- 2 tablespoons freshly grated ginger
- 1 1⁄2 teaspoons onion powder
- 1 1⁄2 teaspoons garlic powder
- 6 chicken thighs
- 6 chicken drumsticks
- salt and pepper, to taste
directions
- Combine all ingredients (except chicken) for marinade (may be processed in a blender). Set aside 1/2 cup of this marinade in a clean jar (do not use the 1/2 cup set aside to marinate chicken - this portion will be used for basting the chicken during the grilling). Keep refrigerated.
- Put marinade into a Ziploc bag with chicken pieces and distribute evenly. Marinate chicken for 6-12 hours in refrigerator, turning occasionally.
- Remove chicken from marinade and drain. Allow to sit at room temperature while grill heats up. Grill over medium high heat (grill open) for 5 minutes, then close grill and reduce heat; continue cooking over low heat, for 15-20 minutes, or until chicken is done (juices will run clear when pierced with a fork). Baste with 1/2 cup fresh marinade every few minutes, turning chicken to cook both sides evenly.
- Season with salt and pepper, to taste.
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RECIPE SUBMITTED BY
gailanng
United States
I'm just me, mother, grandmother...friend to many and a Louisianian. My Cajun and French Quarter Italian descent afforded me exposure to some of the best of foods. My passions are my family, decorating, cooking and gardening. Those very passions push me into constant awareness with always looking for something new to delight the senses, thus my favorite idiom...Inspire me, puuuullllllleeeeeeease! ...and I mean it, too. God Bless America!