Real Barbecued Chicken

By pattie_d

Ingredients

• 1 onion, finely chopped
• 2 cloves garlic, finely chopped
• 1 teaspoon vegetable oil
• 3 tablespoons cider vinegar
• 3/4 cup ketchup
• 2 teaspoons spicy brown mustard
• 1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce
• 1 tablespoon molasses
• 2 teaspoons hot-pepper sauce
• 3 1/2 pounds chicken pieces (thighs, drumsticks, breasts, wings)
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 teaspoon pepper

Details

Preparation time 10mins
Cooking time 80mins
Adapted from familycircle.com

Preparation

Step 1

1. Lightly brush grill rack with vegetable oil. Then prepare grill with low-heat coals, or heat gas grill.*
2. Saute onion and garlic in oil in skillet until softened, 3 minutes. Mix onion, garlic, vinegar, ketchup, mustard, Worcestershire, molasses and hot-pepper sauce in small bowl. Season chicken with salt and pepper.
3. Grill, uncovered, 5 minutes, until lightly browned. Turn over; spoon sauce on chicken. Grill 5 minutes. Turn over; spoon on more sauce. Cover grill. Grill 10 minutes. Spoon on sauce. Turn over every 5 to 10 minutes, until internal temperature registers 175 degrees F on instant-read thermometer, about 50 minutes more. Do not spoon on sauce during last 10 minutes of cooking. Makes 4 servings.