APPLE-GLAZED BARBECUED CHICKEN

Steps:

• In a small saucepan, combine the apple juice concentrate, ketchup, brown sugar, vinegar, thyme and hot-pepper sauce.
• Cook, stirring, over medium heat until the sugar completely dissolves.
• Remove from the heat and cool to room temperature.
• Place the chicken in a single layer in a 13 by 9-inch baking pan.
• Pour about half of the cooled ketchup mixture over the chicken, turning once to coat both sides.
• Cover and refrigerate both the chicken and the remaining ketchup mixture for 4 to 24 hours.
• Coat a grill rack with nonstick spray.
• Then light the grill according the manufacturer's directions.
• Check the temperature for grilling; the temperature should be medium-hot.
• Place the rack on the grill.
• Remove the chicken from the ketchup mixture; discard whatever ketchup mixture remains in the baking pan.
• Coat the chicken pieces with nonstick spray and brush them with some of the remaining ketchup mixture.
• Place the chicken on the rack and grill, uncovered, for 8 minutes.
• Turn the chicken over and brush with the remaining ketchup mixture.
• Grill for 7 to 10 minutes, or until the chicken is tender and cooked through.
• Discard any remaining ketchup mixture.
• To broil the chicken instead of grilling it, coat the rack of a broiling pan with nonstick spray.
• Remove the chicken from the ketchup mixture; discard whatever ketchup mixture remains in the baking pan.
• Coat the chicken pieces with nonstick spray and brush them with some of the remaining ketchup mixture.
• Place the chicken on the rack.
• Broil 4 inches from the heat for 5 minutes.
• Turn the chicken over and brush again with the remaining ketchup mixture.
• Broil for 4 to 6 minutes, or until the chicken is tender and cooked through.
• Discard any remaining ketchup mixture.