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Barbara Bush's Barbecue Chicken

Here's how you make Barbara Bush's Barbecue Chicken
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  • Servings: 4
  • Prep: 1d
  • Cook: 60m
  • The following recipe serves 4 people.

Ingredients

The ingredients are:
  • Marinade:
  • 3 pounds whole chicken, quartered
  • 3 tablespoons lemon juice
  • 1 tablespoon oil
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 1⁄2 teaspoon fresh ground black pepper
  • 1 clove garlic, minced
  • Barbeque sace:
  • 2 1⁄2 cups water
  • 1 cup onion
  • 1⁄2 cup sugar
  • 1⁄2 cup butter
  • 1⁄3 cup prepared yellow mustard
  • 1⁄4 cup cider vinegar
  • 1⁄2 teaspoon fresh ground black pepper
  • 2 1⁄2 cups catsup
  • 1⁄2 cup worcestershire sauce
  • 6 tablespoons lemon juice
  • 1⁄2 teaspoon ground red pepper
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: Place chicken in a plastic bag set in a shallow dish.

  • Step 2: For marinade, stir together 3 tablespoons lemon juice, cooking oil, salt, 1/2 teaspoon black pepper, and garlic.

  • Step 3: Pour over chicken.

  • Step 4: Close bag.

  • Step 5: Marinate in the refrigerator for up to 24 hours, turning often.

  • Step 6: In a saucepan, combine water, onion, sugar, butter, mustard, vinegar, and 1/2 teaspoon pepper.

  • Step 7: Bring to boiling, reduce heat.

  • Step 8: Simmer, uncovered for 20 minutes.

  • Step 9: Stir in catsup, Worcestershire, 6 to 8 tablespoons lemon juice, and red pepper.

  • Step 10: Return to boiling, reduce heat.

  • Step 11: Simmer, uncovered for 50 to 60 minutes or until reduced to about 4 cups.

  • Step 12: Meanwhile, drain, chicken, disacrding marinade.

  • Step 13: In a grill with a cover, arrange preheated coals around a drip pan.

  • Step 14: Test for medium heat above the pan.

  • Step 15: Place chicken, bone side down, on grill rack over drip pan.

  • Step 16: Cover and grill for 50 to 60 minutes or until chicken is done (170 degrees for breast meat and 180 degrees for thighs and legs), brushing often with barbecue sauce the last 10 minutes of grilling.


Tips & Variations

Don't forget the following tips and variations.
  • The First Lady shared this recipe with "Hometown Cooking Magazine",

We hope you enjoy this recipe!

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