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Cary Grant’s Oven-Barbecued Chicken

Here's how you make Cary Grant’s Oven-Barbecued Chicken
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  • Servings: 8
  • Prep: 30m
  • Cook: 2h
    • The following recipe serves 8 people.

Ingredients

The ingredients are:
  • 1 (4 1/2 pound) whole chicken (cut into pieces)
  • 1/2 cup oil (vegetable oil ,for frying)
  • 1 cup ketchup
  • 1/2 cup Worcestershire sauce
  • 1/2 cup water
  • 1/2 cup A-1 sauce
  • 1/4 cup granulated sugar
  • 1/4 cup cider vinegar
  • 1 (8 ounce) yellow onion, peeled and diced
  • 1 clove garlic, minced
  • 2 tablespoons cornstarch (or more if needed)
We recommend you get your ingredients ready before you start cooking. Once you're ready, here are the steps to making this delicious recipe

How to Make

  • Step 1: Preheat oven to 325 degrees F.

  • Step 2: Heat vegetable oil in a large skillet over medium till hot.

  • Step 3: Fry the chicken pieces in the hot oil in batches till browned.

  • Step 4: Season with salt and pepper as you cook.

  • Step 5: Place browned chicken pieces in a 9x13 baking dish.

  • Step 6: In a saucepan, combine ketchup, Worcestershire sauce, water, A-1 sauce, sugar, cider vinegar, onion and garlic.

  • Step 7: Whisk together over medium heat till warm.

  • Step 8: In a small bowl, whisk together 2 tbsp cornstarch with 2 tbsp cold water till smooth. Slowly add the cornstarch mixture to the barbecue sauce, whisking till incorporated.

  • Step 9: Continue to whisk over medium heat till the sauce is hot, bubbly, and thickened.

  • Step 10: Remove from heat.

  • Step 11: Pour the sauce evenly across the top of the chicken pieces.

  • Step 12: Cover the roasting dish with foil.

  • Step 13: Bake the chicken for 60-75 minutes, or until the meat is tender and well cooked. Remove from the oven.

  • Step 14: If you’d like to serve extra sauce with the chicken,

  • Step 15: Skim the fat drippings from the top of the sauce.

  • Step 16: To thicken the leftover sauce,

  • Step 17: Pour it into a saucepan and heat over medium.

  • Step 18: Mix together equal amounts of cornstarch and water,

  • Step 19: A half tablespoon at a time, and slowly whisk into the sauce.

  • Step 20: Heat and add the cornstarch mixture, stirring constantly, till desired consistency is reached.

  • Step 21: Serve chicken warm with the thickened barbecue sauce on the side.

We hope you enjoy this recipe!

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