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Slow Cooker Bourbon Brown Sugar Pulled Chicken Sandwiches with Bacon and Brussels Sprout Corn Slaw

If you’re cooking with whiskey during the middle of the day while your husband is at work, remember to put the cap back on and return it to the liquor cabinet before he gets home so he doesn’t think you were boozing all day in your pajamas while singing Ed Sheeran’s

Category Sandwiches

Recipe Ingredients

  4 pounds bone-in, skinless chicken thighs (I had to remove the skin myself)
  ¾ cup bourbon or good-quality whiskey
  1 tablespoon tomato paste
  1 garlic clove, grated
  ¾ cup ketchup
  2 teaspoons dark molasses
  1 tablespoons worscestire sauce
  ¼ cup + ⅛ cup packed dark brown sugar (light will work if you don’t have dark on hand)
  1 tablespoon Dijon mustard
  2 tablespoons apple cider vinegar
  1 teaspoon onion powder
  ½ teaspoon red pepper flakes
  2 cups shredded Brussels sprouts
  2 ears of corn
  4 tablespoons low-fat mayo
  3 teaspoons apple cider vinegar
  ½ teaspoon sugar
  ½ teaspoon sirracha (1 teaspoon if you like it on the spicy side)
  ¼ teaspoon salt.

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