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Ingredients
- 2 chickens (2 1/2 to 3 pounds each), quartered, with backs removed
- 1 recipe Barbecue Sauce, recipe follows
Directions
Marinate the chickens in 2/3 of the barbecue sauce for a few hours or overnight in the refrigerator.
Heat the coals in a charcoal grill. Spread the bottom of the grill with a single layer of hot coals and then add a few more coals 5 minutes before cooking, which will keep the fire going longer. Place the chicken quarters on the grill, skin side down, and cook for about 45 minutes, turning once or twice to cook evenly on both sides. Brush with the marinade as needed. The chicken quarters are done when you insert a knife between a leg and thigh and the juices run clear. Discard any unused marinade.
Serve with extra barbecue sauce on the side.
Barbecue Sauce:
- 1 1/2 cups chopped yellow onion (1 large onion)
- 1 tablespoon minced garlic (3 cloves)
- 1/2 cup vegetable oil
- 1 cup tomato paste (10 ounces)
- 1 cup cider vinegar
- 1 cup honey
- 1/2 cup Worcestershire sauce
- 1 cup Dijon mustard
- 1/2 cup soy sauce
- 1 cup hoisin sauce
- 2 tablespoons chili powder
- 1 tablespoon ground cumin
- 1/2 tablespoon crushed red pepper flakes
In a large saucepan on low heat, saute the onions and garlic with the vegetable oil for 10 to 15 minutes, until the onions are translucent but not browned. Add the tomato paste, vinegar, honey, Worcestershire sauce, mustard, soy sauce, hoisin sauce, chili powder, cumin, and red pepper flakes. Simmer uncovered on low heat for 30 minutes. Use immediately or store in the refrigerator.
Yield: 1 1/2 quarts
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By judielauer
Lincoln City
on June 02, 2013
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This review is of the BBQ sauce only. It may be that the particular brands of products I used are saltier than others, but this sauce was way too salty. Now I have a vat of sauce and need to figure out how to fix it, or I'll have to throw it away. Too bad because the flavor is great. I would try it again using low sodium ingredients and then salting up if I needed to.
By jenmeurer
on January 29, 2013
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I am reviewing the sauce only: I lovvvvvvve this BBQ sauce! I had everything on hand except the hoisin so I substituted brown sugar and it was amazing. I used it for pulled pork sandwiches. I am going to try this sauce on Alton's Brown's rib recipe. Yum!
By flea-girl_7556482
Oakland, CA
on August 19, 2012
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I was disappointed with this bbq sauce. I expected more Asian flavors and less tomato and tang. I did reduce the amount of vinegar based on prior reviews...but we didn't bother saving the extra sauce, which I had hoped to do. It just didn't taste very good.
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