Lip-Smackin’ BBQ Chicken
The kids always say “prepare to lick your lips” when we have friends over for barbecue chicken. I’m proud of this dish, the first recipe I ever created. —Sue Thomas, Spartanburg, South Carolina
Ingredients
- 2 cups ketchup
- 1 cup cider vinegar
- 1 cup water
- 1/4 cup packed brown sugar
- 1/4 cup reduced-sodium soy sauce
- 1/4 cup molasses
- 1/4 cup honey
- 2 tablespoons prepared mustard
- 3 teaspoons ground cumin
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 teaspoon pepper
- 6 pounds assorted bone-in chicken pieces
Reviews
Excellent recipe. It tasted delicious and is relatively easy to put together.
I was not a big fan of this sauce. I do love tangy and sweet, but I think the cumin ruined it for me and it was a little too sweet and not enough tang. I've had better homemade bbq sauces so I won't be making this one again.
I LOVE LOVE LOVE vinegary sauces that cut the sweet and this is PERFECT! the sauce recipe makes a TON (which is probably why it calls for 6 lbs of chicken) so you may want to cut it in half, or make it all and store for other things (which is what I did). I was skeptical that there weren't other spices in the sauce (chili powder, garlic, onion etc.) but it definitely DID NOT need it!! YUM!
This sauce is VERY GOOD! I actually cut the recipe in half and used chicken thighs, precooked chicken slightly before grilling. Served with garden veggies and fresh new potatoes and was well received.