Peach Whisky and Wine Chicken

September 02, 2016

Peach Whisky and Wine Chicken

One Sunday morning I was watching Ree Drummond make her Peach Whisky Barbecue Chicken and my mouth watered the whole time. I was mentally going through all the ingredients and thought we had just about everything to make it in the pantry and freezer. Her recipe can be found here. This dish was one of the best ones I've made and will be served again and again.

Do you know what I loved the most? I was able to use my Reduced Sugar Peach Jam, fresh peaches off the tree and substituted part of the whisky with some of my brother-in-law's homemade wine.

Now this recipe requires a little more effort, but as you can see from the pictures below, it was still easy to make. I didn't add the chopped fresh parsley or green onions when it was served. That pop of color would definitely been prettier but I was just using what I had on hand.

INGREDIENTS:
1 pack of chicken thighs (We had 16 small thighs in our pack)
2 tbsp. butter
2 tbsp. olive oil
1 sweet onion, chopped
3/4 cups Canadian Hunter whisky
3/4 cups wine (I used a homemade orange-pineapple wine)
1 17oz. bottle of Carolina Style barbecue sauce
1/2 17oz. bottle of Kansas City Classic barbecue sauce
1 cup Peach preserves
2 tbsp. Worcestershire sauce
Fresh sliced peaches (wash and leave the skins on)

Serve the prepared dish over prepared mashed potatoes. (Potatoes mashed with butter, milk, sour cream and salt and pepper to taste)

In a large stove/oven-safe pot, brown both sides of the chicken thighs in the butter and olive oil in batches. Let the oven be pre-heating to 300 degrees.