Barbecued Chicken in Foil

By polledl

Ingredients

• 3/4 cup chopped onion
• 1/2 cup ketchup
• 1/4 cup fresh lemon juice
• 3 tablespoons butter
• 2 tablespoons Worcestershire sauce
• 1 tablespoon firmly packed light brown sugar
• 1 teaspoon cider vinegar
• 1 teaspoon yellow mustard
• 1 chicken (about 2 1/2 to 3 pounds), split in half
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper

Details

Preparation time 22mins
Cooking time 82mins

Preparation

Step 1

1Combine the onion, ketchup, lemon juice, butter, Worcestershire sauce, brown sugar, vinegar and mustard in a medium saucepan and mix well. Bring to a boil over medium-high heat, stirring occasionally. Reduce heat to low. Simmer, stirring occasionally, for 15 minutes.
.2Sprinkle both sides of chicken with salt and pepper.
.3Preheat oven to 350°F. Cut 2 pieces of heavy-duty foil large enough to enclose the chicken halves.
.4Place 1 chicken half on each piece of foil. Spoon one-fourth of the barbecue sauce over each chicken half. Fold foil to enclose chicken and seal tightly.
.5Place foil packets in a large baking pan. Bake for 1 hour. Open foil carefully and transfer chicken halves to a heated serving platter. Cut each piece of chicken in half.
.6Bring remaining sauce to a boil, stirring occasionally. Pour into a sauceboat. Serve with the chicken.
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