Barbecued Chicken
Total time: 60 minutes
As it is assumed people want to do most things for themselves here, we have to buy the whole chicken and cut it up - otherwise we might not get the feet... Get a cut-up chicken or packages of your preferred pieces, freezing what you don't use for another day.
Ingredients:
- 1 cut up chicken - or your favorite chicken parts
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 1/2 tsp pepper
- 1 tsp paprika
- 1 cup (or more) Barbecue sauce:
- 1/2 cup ketchup
- 3/4 cup tomato sauce (1 small can - you don't have to be too precise)
- 2 tbs cider vinegar
- 2 tbs molasses
- 1 tbs Worcestershire sauce
- 2 tsp dry mustard
- 2 tsp dried oregano
- 1 tsp garlic powder
Instructions:
- Wash chicken and pat dry with paper towels.
- Sprinkle with salt, pepper and paprika.
- Put on barbecue grill on indirect heat and close cover.
- Check periodically - if any pieces flare up just move around a bit. An instant-read or remote read meat thermometer is a great help.
- After about 30 minutes start basting with barbecue sauce (if you do it earlier the sauce may burn). I always put 2/3's of the sauce in a separate small bowl to be used for dipping at the table before mon mari starts the basting.
- Chicken will be done at 170F or when it is no longer pink and the juices run clear when pierced with a knife. Try not to cook it too long or it will be dry - and remember that the breast will be done before the thigh. It should take about 45 minutes over indirect heat but can be up to an hour, depending on heat.
- Remove and serve with sauce on the side.
- Oven method: Put chicken skin side down on baking sheet with sides or in 9X13 pan.
- Sprinkle with salt, pepper and paprika and put in a 400F (200C) oven.
- After 30 minutes turn chicken and baste with barbecue sauce.
- Continue to bake 15 minutes longer or until done, basting once more with barbecue sauce.
- Remove and serve with a bit of sauce on the side.
- Barbecue Sauce:
- Mix all ingredients in small sauce pan and bring to a boil over medium heat stirring frequently.
- Simmer 10 - 15 minutes, remove from heat and use when needed.
- Sauce will keep for a week in the refrigerator.