Oven-Baked Chicken With Tangy Barbecue Sauce |
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Prep Time: 30 Minutes Cook Time: 40 Minutes |
Ready In: 70 Minutes Servings: 8 |
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If you prefer a sweeter sauce increase the brown sugar, and you can double the sauce ingredients also, this recipe requires a 20-ounce bottle of ketchup :) Ingredients:
1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour |
1 1/2 tablespoons garlic powder |
1 1/2 tablespoons onion powder |
1/2 tablespoon poultry seasoning (can use less poultry seaoning to taste) |
2 teaspoons seasoning salt |
black pepper |
10 -12 chicken pieces (can use less chicken) |
1/4-1/3 cup vegetable oil (or as needed) |
1 medium onion, finely chopped |
1 tablespoon minced fresh garlic |
2 teaspoons crushed red pepper flakes (or to taste) (optional) |
1 (20 ounce) bottle ketchup (yes the whole bottle!) |
1/4 cup light brown sugar, loosley packed |
1 tablespoon worcestershire sauce |
1 tablespoon dijon mustard |
Directions:
1. Set oven to 325 degres.
2. In a large bowl mix together flour, garlic powder, onion powder, poultry seasoning, seasoning salt and pepper to taste.
3. Coat/season the chicken pieces with the spice mixture on all sides.
4. Heat oil in a large Dutch oven over medium heat.
5. Working in batches, add in the coated chicken pieces to the pot; fry about 5 minutes per side.
6. Arrange the browned chicken in a large greased baking sheet.
7. Bake for 20 minutes (bottom oven rack).
8. Meanwhile pour off some of the fat from the pot leaving a couple of tablespoons.
9. Add in onion, garlic and crushed chili flakes (if using) saute over medium heat for about 5 minutes.
10. Add in all the ketchup from the bottle into the pot, then fill the bottle completely with water, then pour the water into the pot.
11. Add in brown sugar, Worcestershire sauce and Dijon mustard; boil sauce until slightly thickened (about 15 minutes) stirring occasionally.
12. Remove the chicken from the oven after 20 minutes of baking.
13. Spoon some of sauce liberally over the chicken.
14. Return to oven and bake until the chicken is cooked through (about another 20 minutes).
15. Serve the chicken with the remaining sauce.
16. Delicious!
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