Applesaucy Chicken

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Title: APPLESAUCY CHICKEN
Categories: Bbq, Chicken, Fruit
Yield: 4 servings

2.00 tb Vegetable oil
1.00 md Onion, finely chopped (about
-3/4 cup)
1.00 c Unsweetened applesauce
1.00 c Ketchup
0.25 c Cider vinegar
2.00 tb Light brown sugar, firmly
-packed
1.00 tb Worcestershire sauce
Freshly ground black pepper,
-to taste
1.00 Chicken (3 1/2 to 4 pounds),
-cut in 8 pieces

Fresh herb sprigs, optional

Start fire in grill, placing rack 4 inches above coals (see note).
Heat oil in a 1-quart saucepan over medium-high heat; add onion; cook
about 5 minutes, stirring often, until softened. Add applesauce,
ketchup, vinegar, sugar, Worcestershire sauce, and pepper; bring to a
boil, stirring. Reduce heat to medium-low; simmer 10 minutes,
stirring occasionally, until mixture is slightly thickened. Remove
from heat; set aside until fire is ready. Place chicken pieces, skin
side down, on hot grill rack; cook covered with grill cover, 15
minutes. Turn pieces over; cook, covered, another 10 minutes. Brush
applesauce mixture liberally over chicken; cook, covered, 5 minutes
longer until chicken is cooked through. Serve garnished with herb
sprigs.

NOTE: Chicken may be baked in oven. Prepare applesauce mixture as
directed. Heat oven to 400F. Arrange chicken pieces, skin side up,
in baking or roasting pan; bake 20 minutes. Brush with applesauce
mixture; bake 10 minutes longer until golden brown and cooked through.

Makes 4 to 6 servings.

[ REDBOOK; July 1990 ]

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