It doesn't have to be summer to enjoy this treat when you can bake your barbecue chicken in the oven! The sauce recipe is easy and a nice mix of sweet and tangy.
3poundschicken, cut into serving pieces, or 9 bone in chicken pieces such as thighs and legs
oil for frying
1onion, sliced into thin rings
BBQ Sauce:
3/4cupbrown sugar, or unpasturized honey
1/2cupketchup
1/4cupvinegar
1teaspoondry mustard
salt and pepper to taste
Instructions
Preheat the oven to 350ºF.
Heat oil in a large skillet. Brown the chicken pieces well in the oil. Spread the browned chicken pieces out in a heavy baking dish. Top with onion rings.
Combine remaining ingredients in a sauce pan and bring it all to a boil. When it boils for just a minute, pour the sauce over the chicken in the baking dish.
Bake for 1 hour at 350ºF, basting 2 or 3 times with the sauce.