NYT Baked Chicken With Hibiscus Barbecue Sauce

26
Ingredients

30m
Prep Time

60m
Cook Time

1h 30m
Ready In

Recipe: #40972

June 15, 2023

Categories: Sauce, Savory Sauces, Chicken, Southern, Grilling (Outdoor), Spices Bone-in Pieces, Spicy, more

recipe by:
dienia b

"For Juneteenth, this is very spicy. They cook chicken legs less than I do. Their internal temperature is 165 degrees and I like my chicken a lot more done. You do you. I think you could grill this very easily using leg and thigh pieces."

Original is 4 servings

Metric US

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Nutritional

Serving Size: 1 (437.2 g)
Calories 722.4
Total Fat - 34.5 g
Saturated Fat - 8.4 g
Cholesterol - 388.8 mg
Sodium - 2543.9 mg
Total Carbohydrate - 60.6 g
Dietary Fiber - 3.1 g
Sugars - 50.8 g
Protein - 43.5 g
Calcium - 137.9 mg
Iron - 5.8 mg
Vitamin C - 65.8 mg
Thiamin - 0.2 mg

Step 1

Barbecue sauce:

Step 2

To a medium saucepan, add vinegar, hibiscus flowers, onion, mustard, Worcestershire sauce, red pepper flakes, cayenne, paprika, salt, pepper and ½ cup water.

Step 3

Bring to a simmer over medium-high heat, then stir in brown sugar, ketchup, garlic and whole habanero that you have poked holes in.

Step 4

Return the sauce to a simmer and cook over medium-low, stirring frequently, until the sauce is thick enough that it streams off a spoon, 20 to 25 minutes.

Step 5

Let cool slightly.

Step 6

Remove pepper

Step 7

Then strain the sauce in a strainer set over a bowl, pressing hard on the solids.

Step 8

(Or just use immersion blender after removing flowers)

Step 9

Be sure to scrape the sauce off the underside of the strainer.

Step 10

Meanwhile, as the sauce simmers, roast the chicken:

Step 11

Heat the oven to 425 degrees.

Step 12

Pat the chicken legs and thighs dry and trim off any excess fat, leaving the skin intact.

Step 13

Combine the seasoned salt, garlic powder, onion powder, pepper, paprika and thyme in a small bowl and rub all over the chicken.

Step 14

Place the legs and thighs on a rimmed sheet pan, drizzle them with olive oil, and bake until golden brown but just shy of cooked through, about 40 minutes.

Step 15

Once the chicken is golden brown, brush it generously with the barbecue sauce, and return back to the oven and bake for another 20 minutes until chicken is done.