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Title: Applesaucy Chicken
Category: Chicken Barbecue
Serves: 4

Ingredients:

2.00	tb	Vegetable oil
1.00	md	Onion, finely chopped (about
		-3/4 cup)
1.00	c	Unsweetened applesauce
1.00	c	Ketchup
0.25	c	Cider vinegar
2.00	tb	Light brown sugar, firmly
		-packed
1.00	tb	Worcestershire sauce
		Freshly ground black pepper,
		-to taste
1.00		Chicken (3 1/2 to 4 pounds),
		-cut in 8 pieces

Instructions:
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 ]