Barbecued Chicken

 

Holiday/Special Occasions

 

1     medium sweet yellow onion, finely chopped (½ cup)

1     tablespoon vegetable oil

1     cup ketchup

½    cup water

¼    cup white vinegar

3     tablespoons brown sugar

2     tablespoons Worcestershire sauce

2     dashes bottled hot pepper sauce

 

Sauce

In a saucepan, cook onion in hot oil until tender.  Stir in ketchup, water, vinegar, brown sugar, Worcestershire sauce and hot pepper sauce.  Bring to a boil, reduce heat and simmer about 15 minutes or until desired consistency.

 

1    3-pound broiler-fryer, cut into quarters

 

Chicken

Soak chicken in a vinegar water for 20 minutes.*  Rinse under cold running water and pat dry with paper towels.  Grill chicken, skin side down on an uncovered grill directly over medium coals for about 20 minutes.   Turn chicken, grill another 15 to 20 minutes more until chicken is well done and juices run clear.  Brush with sauce the last 10 minutes of grilling time.  

Yield:  4 servings.   

 

* Vinegar reduces the danger of Salmonella contamination.  Add 1 tablespoon white vinegar to 2 quarts of soaking water. 

 

Carolyn Gass Hardimon, M. S.      Home Economist