Southwestern-style chicken

10 Servings

Ingredients

Quantity Ingredient
Grated rind of 2 lemons
4 Cloves garlic, chopped
2 teaspoons Salt
1 teaspoon Ground black pepper
¼ cup Packed brown sugar
1 tablespoon Dry mustard
2 teaspoons Cayenne
2 3-lb chickens, cut in pieces
2 tablespoons Dark brown sugar
2 tablespoons Fresh lemon juice
1 teaspoon Dry mustard
½ teaspoon Cayenne
¼ teaspoon Salt
¼ cup Flat beer or apple cider

Directions

RUB

CHICK

BASTING SAUCE

Prepare Rub: Combine lemon rind, garlic, salt and pepper in medium-size bowl; mash together with back of spoon. Stir in brown sugar, mustard and cayenne pepper.

Rub mixture into chickens. Place in single layer in 2 glass baking dishes.

Cover with plastic wrap; refrigerate 6 hours or overnight.

Prepare Basting Sauce: Combine sugar, lemon juice, dry mustard, cayenn pepper, salt and beer in small saucepan. Simmer 4 minutes.

To bake: Heat oven to 375°. Arrnage chicken pieces in single layer in 2 baking pans. Cover.

Bake at 375° for 45 minutes or until no longer pink near bone. Heat broiler or grill. Brush chicken with basting sauce. Broil or grill 6 inches from heat, turning occasionally and brushing with basting sauce, for 6-8 minutes.

Recipe by: Family Circle - 6/3/97 Posted to MC-Recipe Digest V1 #629 by The Taillons <taillon@...> on May 31, 1997

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