Applesaucy Chicken

      2 tb Vegetable oil                            
      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 packed     
 
  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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