alcoholic cooking

[In Dust and Ashes]

I got caught up in trying out alcoholic recipes with my chicken because I was trying to find out what to do to use up bourbon.

I've tried honey-vegemite chicken with sherry--a little too strong on the vegemite.
and pasta and chicken with a pinot grigio sauce--a little weak.
and last night I made penne ala vodka which was very good. Definitely the best out of the bunch.
I have a recipe for chicken with vermouth for next time because now I also have a lot of vermouth to get rid of.

But I haven't found an easy and interesting recipe for bourbon. All I can find is the asian bourbon chicken and I don't like that stuff so much. Someone told me I can try marinating the chicken in bourbon and a few other things, so I tried that, but I ended up leaving it for 2 days on account of other things and by the time I cooked it, it was like taking a shot with very bite. awful.

Anyone have an idea of how to get rid of bourbon in cooking? I don't much enjoy drinking it unless it's in eggnog.

[Robert]

Cooking with booze soaked chicken sounds like a recipe for a burned face.

[In Dust and Ashes]

only the first couple of times. Eventually I learned to remove the pan from the heat before adding the alcohol.

[Spaced]

Make some bourbon caramel, or you could just drink it like god intended.

[ElectricMayhem]

Bourbon is really good in barbecue sauce. :drool:

I did a few searches & found these recipes, which I think all sound pretty good (although I haven't tried any of them).

Orange Braised Bourbon Chicken (http://allrecipes.com/Recipe/Orange-Braised-Bourbon-Chicken/Detail.aspx)
Bourbon Pecan Chicken (http://allrecipes.com/Recipe/Bourbon-Pecan-Chicken/Detail.aspx)
Grilled Chicken in Kentucky Bourbon Barbecue Sauce (http://www.recipezaar.com/117751)
Maple-Bourbon Glazed Chicken Wings (http://www.real-restaurant-recipes.com/glazed-chicken-wings.html)
Bread Pudding with a Bourbon Sauce (http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/emeril-lagasse/classic-new-orleans-bread-pudding-with-a-bourbon-sauce-recipe/index.html)
Bourbon-Glazed Pork Chops and Peaches (http://find.myrecipes.com/recipes/recipefinder.dyn?action=displayRecipe&recipe_id=1036097)
Spiced Pork Tenderloin With Bourbon Reduction Sauce Recipe (http://www.grouprecipes.com/1866/spiced-pork-tenderloin-with-bourbon-reduction-sauce.html)
Bourbon Steak With Savoury Reduction Sauce Recipe (http://www.grouprecipes.com/14228/bourbon-steak-with-savoury-reduction-sauce.html)
Kentucky Bourbon Cake (http://www.ulmus.net/ace/library/kybourboncake.html)
Bourbon Brownies (http://www.relishmag.com/recipes/view/30958/bourbon-brownies.html)
Chocolate Bourbon Pecan Pie (http://allrecipes.com/Recipe/Chocolate-Bourbon-Pecan-Pie/Detail.aspx)
Chocolate Bourbon Balls (http://entertaining.about.com/od/chocolate/r/chocbourbballs.htm)
Duck breast with bourbon and dried fruit sauce (http://uktv.co.uk/food/recipe/aid/513833)
Orange-Ginger Carrots With Bourbon (http://www.foodtv.ca/recipes/recipedetails.aspx?dishid=3220)
Porkchops with Mushroom Bourbon Cream Sauce (http://www.elise.com/recipes/archives/001431porkchops_with_mushroom_bourbon_cream_sauce.php)
Bourbon Sweet Potatoes (http://www.recipezaar.com/27774)

I hope that I've found at least one recipe you might like to try. Good luck!

[In Dust and Ashes]

haha! wow, you kind'a went crazy with that. Thanks. That first one looks good. I'm kind'a picky...I look first at the ingredients and stick to recipes that I don't have to buy stuff for. I don't have cornstarch. I don't really want to buy cornstarch because I don't know what else I'd use it for, except chicken marsala. And I don't have marsala wine. And if I did buy marsala wine, then I'd be stuck with trying to get rid of that.
I'm trying to go with the lowest common denominator here for main dishes.
I might be able to get away without using cornstarch, but I don't know enough about chemistry or cooking to figure that out for myself.

[In Dust and Ashes]

Make some bourbon caramel, or you could just drink it like god intended.

I don't much enjoy drinking it unless it's in eggnog.

!

[ElectricMayhem]

haha! wow, you kind'a went crazy with that. Thanks. That first one looks good. I'm kind'a picky...I look first at the ingredients and stick to recipes that I don't have to buy stuff for. I don't have cornstarch. I don't really want to buy cornstarch because I don't know what else I'd use it for, except chicken marsala. And I don't have marsala wine. And if I did buy marsala wine, then I'd be stuck with trying to get rid of that.
I'm trying to go with the lowest common denominator here for main dishes.
I might be able to get away without using cornstarch, but I don't know enough about chemistry or cooking to figure that out for myself.

LOL, I did go a little crazy with it didn't I? Its because I'm a enormously fat man in a thinner man's body. :cry: I :heart: food too much. :cry:

You're welcome. :)

Well, you only need 2 tablespoons of cornstarch for that recipe I think, so maybe you could pick up just a tiny bit at a bulk food store, that way you won't have any leftover stuff you need to use or get rid of. Or maybe you could just borrow a little bit from a friend who does have corn starch?

[kuurt]

you should always eat your morningly boiled egg with a side of sterno
mmm

[In Dust and Ashes]

Or maybe you could just borrow a little bit from a friend who does have corn starch?

That's definitely an option. Thanks again. This list of recipes has really been the first time in nearly a year that I've actually cooked whole meals. The only cooking I've done in the past year has been single dishes for potlucks with friends.

[In Dust and Ashes]

does anyone know what to do with Vermouth? I don't even know if it tastes good in anything. I bought it to try out a drink someone gave me the recipe for and I absolutely loathed the drink.