Author Notes
Holy BBQ sauced sliders! This quick and easy recipe is for all pulled chicken lovers out there, especially those who don't have hours to spare. Within a half hour, you can have shredded beer-braised chicken, tossed in zesty, flavorful barbecue sauce and stacked in soft slider buns. —bitememore
Ingredients
- Beer-Braised Chicken
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1 tablespoon
vegetable oil
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4
boneless,skinless chicken breast halves
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1/4 teaspoon
kosher salt
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1/4 teaspoon
freshly ground black pepper
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1 1/2 cups
lager beer
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1 cup
chicken broth
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2 tablespoons
whiskey
- Zesty Barbecue Sauce
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1 tablespoon
vegetable oil
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1/3 cup
chopped white onion
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1
small garlic clove, minced
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1 cup
chili sauce
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1 cup
dark beer
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1/4 cup
honey
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1 tablespoon
worcestershire sauce
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3 tablespoons
fresh lemon juice
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12
slider buns
Directions
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For the braised chicken, heat 1 tbsp vegetable oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Season chicken breasts on both sides with salt and pepper. Brown chicken breasts 2 minutes per side. Add beer, chicken broth and whiskey to the skillet bring to a boil. Lower heat to a gentle simmer, cover and cook for 15 minutes. Prepare barbeque sauce while chicken is cooking.
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For the barbecue beer sauce, In a medium saucepan, heat 1 tbsp vegetable oil over medium heat. Add onion and garlic and cook until tender 2-3 minutes. Add chili sauce, beer, honey and Worcestershire and bring to a boil. Reduce heat to a simmer and cook for 20 minutes uncovered, stirring occasionally. Remove from heat, stir in lemon juice and set aside.
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When chicken is cooked through, remove from heat and cool covered for 10 minutes. Remove from skillet and using 2 forks or your hands, shred chicken finely. Toss with prepared barbeque sauce and serve on slider buns.
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