Melt-In-Your-Mouth Braised BBQ Chicken
This tender braised BBQ chicken, cooked in a homemade sauce with soy sauce, brown sugar, ginger, vinegar and ketchup, is delicious paired with our fluffy Success® White Rice.
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Ingredients
- 2 bags Success® White Rice
- 2 tbsp canola oil
- 8 boneless, skinless chicken thighs
- 1/2 cup orange juice
- 1/2 cup pineapple juice
- 1 tbsp cornstarch
- 1/3 cup packed light brown sugar
- 1/3 cup soy sauce
- 3 tbsp apple cider vinegar
- 3 tbsp ketchup
- 2 tbsp minced fresh ginger root
- 2 cloves garlic, minced
- 1/2 tsp crushed red pepper flakes
- 1/2 cup chopped green onion
Instructions
This recipe for Melt-In-Your-Mouth Braised BBQ Chicken goes perfectly with a bag of our fluffy white rice. Try it at the next family barbecue or make a batch for your weekday lunch prep and you’ll be falling in love at first bite. We guarantee it!
Step 1
Prepare rice according to package directions. Set aside and keep warm.
Step 2
Heat oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Add chicken and sauté for 6 minutes, turning once.
Step 3
Combine orange juice and pineapple juice in a large bowl. In a small bowl, whisk together cornstarch and 1 tablespoon of juice mixture until smooth. Set aside.
Step 4
Add brown sugar, soy sauce, apple cider vinegar, ketchup, ginger, garlic and red pepper flakes to remaining juice mixture. Pour sauce over chicken in skillet and bring mixture to a boil. Cover, reduce heat and simmer for 35 minutes, turning chicken after 20 minutes.
Step 5
Uncover the chicken and stir in cornstarch mixture. Cook, stirring constantly, for 5 minutes, or until the sauce thickens.
Step 6
Spoon rice onto a serving platter. Top with chicken and sauce. Garnish with green onions.
Braised and Delicious
Are you searching for a BBQ chicken recipe that will turn heads? Well, you came to the right place! Better yet, this Melt-In-Your-Mouth Braised BBQ Chicken isn’t just a looker, it’s one of our tastiest, most mouthwatering chicken and rice recipes, to date.
You won’t need a grill for this recipe. This braised chicken gets its smokey, sweet flavor from our homemade BBQ sauce made from soy sauce, brown sugar, ginger root, apple cider vinegar, ketchup, red pepper flakes and minced garlic.
Two elements set this recipe apart from your traditional BBQ chicken. The first, is the addition of orange and pineapple juice, which gives the chicken a bit of tang and an undeniable boost of citrus flavor.
The second, is the cornstarch. This ingredient is essential to creating a thicker sauce that will stick perfectly to the chicken, making it finger-lickin’ good. Serve this dish over a bed of Success® White Rice and you’ll have a restaurant-style meal in a matter of minutes.
Explore the ease of cooking with our hassle-free, Success® Boil-in-Bag Rice and you’ll never have to worry about the right water to rice proportions again. As we like to say; No Measure. No Mess®.
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