Maple Barbecued Chicken

Total Time: 1 hr 15 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 1 hr

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 1/2 cup wine vinegar
• 1 tablespoon salt
• 1 cup vegetable oil
• 5 whole chicken breasts, with skin and bone,halved
• 10 chicken thighs
• 10 chicken drumsticks
• 10 chicken wings
• 2 large onions, chopped fine
• 2 1/2 tablespoons vegetable oil
• 2 1/2 tablespoons worcestershire sauce
• 1 tablespoon dijon-style mustard
• 1 1/4 cups ketchup
• 2 1/2 cups chicken broth
• 3/4 cup cider vinegar
• 1/2 cup pure maple syrup, plus
• 2 tablespoons pure maple syrup

Recipe

• 1 in a bowl whisk together the vinegar and the salt, add the oil in a stream, whisking, and whisk the marinade until it is emulsified.
• 2 divide the chicken pieces between 2 large bowls (or large zip-lock bags), pour the marinade over them, and let the chicken marinate, covered and chilled, overnight.
• 3 grill the chicken on an oiled rack set about 4 inches over glowing coals for 10 minutes on each side, or until it is cooked through, baste it with some of the barbecue sauce, and grill it, turning it, for 2 minutes more.
• 4 serve the chicken with the remaining sauce.
• 5 make maple barbecue sauce:.
• 6 in a large heavy saucepan combine the onions, the oil, the worcestershire sauce, the mustard, the ketchup, the broth, the vinegar, and the syrup, bring the mixture to a boil, and simmer it, stirring occasionally, for 50 minutes, or until it is thickened.
• 7 the sauce may be made 1 week in advance and kept covered and chilled.