Description
Fireball whiskey adds bold flavor to this classic chicken dish, creating a spicy and tender Crock Pot Fireball Chicken recipe perfect for weekend gatherings. Slow-cooked meat marinates in whiskey-infused sauce, promising delicious results with minimal effort.
Ingredients
Scale
- 2 lbs (900 g) boneless, skinless chicken breasts or thighs
- 1 cup (240 ml) barbecue sauce
- ⅓ cup (80 ml) Fireball whiskey
- ¼ cup (60 ml) honey
- 2 tbsps soy sauce
- 2 tsp smoked paprika
- 1 tsp garlic powder
- 1 tsp onion powder
- ½ tsp cayenne pepper
- Salt (to taste)
- Black pepper (to taste)
Instructions
- Preparation: Arrange chicken breasts or thighs in a single layer within the crock pot, ensuring even positioning for consistent cooking.
- Marinade Creation: Blend Fireball whiskey, BBQ sauce, honey, garlic powder, onion powder, crushed red pepper flakes, salt, and black pepper into a robust, flavor-packed liquid mixture.
- Sauce Application: Thoroughly coat chicken pieces with the whiskey-infused marinade, ensuring complete and uniform coverage by rotating and massaging the meat.
- Slow Cooking Process: Cover crock pot and allow chicken to simmer and tenderize. Cook on low temperature for 4-6 hours or accelerate on high temperature for 2-3 hours until meat reaches optimal tenderness and flavor infusion.
- Finishing and Serving: Extract chicken from cooking liquid. Optional: Reduce remaining sauce in a saucepan with cornstarch slurry for enhanced thickness. Shred meat using two forks or maintain whole pieces. Serve alongside rice, mashed potatoes, or within sandwich rolls, complemented by a fresh salad or roasted vegetables for a complete culinary experience.
Notes
- Choose Chicken Wisely: Select fresh, high-quality chicken breasts or thighs with minimal fat for tender, juicy results and better sauce absorption.
- Marinade Mastery: Whisk marinade ingredients thoroughly to ensure even flavor distribution, allowing spices and whiskey to blend seamlessly for maximum taste profile.
- Control Cooking Temperature: Monitor slow cooker heat carefully – low and slow prevents dryness, while high temperature risks overcooking chicken and losing delicate texture.
- Sauce Thickness Trick: Add cornstarch slurry gradually when reducing sauce, stirring constantly to prevent lumps and achieve perfect glossy consistency without compromising flavor intensity.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 6 hours
- Category: Dinner, Snacks
- Method: Slow Cooking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 7
- Calories: 319
- Sugar: 18 g
- Sodium: 823 mg
- Fat: 5 g
- Saturated Fat: 1 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 3 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 40 g
- Fiber: 0 g
- Protein: 28 g
- Cholesterol: 81 mg