southern bbq chicken

Ingredients

• Servings: 5
• 2 tablespoons brown sugar
• 2 large cloves cloves garlic, chopped
• 2 teaspoons salt
• 1 teaspoon black pepper
• 10 chicken drumsticks
• 2 tablespoons vegetable oil
• 1/2 cup finely chopped onion
• 3/4 cup ketchup
• 2 tablespoons white vinegar
• 2 tablespoons worcestershire sauce

Recipe

Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 55 mins Ready Time: 9 hrs 10 mins


• mash brown sugar, garlic, salt, and pepper together in a mortar and pestle to form a paste. spoon paste into a resealable plastic bag. add the chicken, coat with the paste, squeeze out excess air, and seal the bag. marinate in the refrigerator for 8 hours to overnight.
• heat oil in a small saucepan over medium heat. cook and stir onion in hot oil until softened, about 5 minutes. stir ketchup, vinegar, and worcestershire sauce into onions; bring to a simmer and cook until flavors blend, about 10 minutes.
• preheat grill for medium heat and lightly oil the grate. remove chicken from bag and discard marinade.
• cook chicken on the preheated grill until lightly browned on all sides, about 1 minute per side.
• turn off one of the grill burners or move the coals and move chicken so there is no heat source diretly below it.
• baste drumsticks with the sauce and cook another 10 minutes; turn and again and baste the chicken with the sauce. continue to drumsticks until juices run clear, 10 to 15 minutes more. an instant-read thermometer inserted near the bone should read 165 degrees f (74 degrees c)