Main Ingredients:

See below ingredients and instructions of the recipe

Cooking Preparation of the Recipe:

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

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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