BLACKBERRY-BARBECUED CHICKEN

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This barbecue sauce recipe makes enough for two chickens. Store the leftover sauce in a tightly capped container in the refrigerator for several days or in the freezer for several months. Make a batch of Walla Walla Onion Rings and a green bean salad to go alongside, and you'll be all set. From The Pacific Northwest (Williams-Sonoma New American Cooking) by Jean Galton.

Provided by lazyme

Categories     Chicken

Time 50m

Yield 4 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 9

1 tablespoon canola oil
1 cup walla walla onions or 1 cup other sweet onion, chopped
1/2 cup red wine
2 pints blackberries (fresh or frozen)
1/4 cup firmly packed light brown sugar
1 teaspoon soy sauce
3 1/2 lbs whole chickens, cut into 8 serving pieces
1/2 teaspoon coarse salt
1/2 teaspoon fresh ground pepper

Steps:

  • To make the barbecue sauce, in a large saucepan over medium-high heat, warm the canola oil.
  • Add the onion and cook, stirring frequently, until soft, about 5 minutes.
  • Add the wine, berries, brown sugar, and soy sauce and cook until slightly thickened, about 15 minutes.
  • Remove from the heat and pass the sauce through a food mill placed over a bowl, or puree in a blender or food processor and pass through a fine-mesh sieve placed over a bowl.
  • Set aside.
  • While the sauce is cooking, prepare a medium-hot fire in a charcoal grill, or preheat a gas or electric grill to medium-high.
  • Oil the grill rack.
  • Sprinkle the chicken with the salt and pepper.
  • Place the chicken pieces, skin side down, on the grill rack and cook for 5 minutes.
  • Baste with the sauce and cook for 5 minutes longer.
  • Turn the pieces, baste again, and cook until the juices run clear when a thigh is pierced, about 5 minutes longer.
  • Some pieces will cook more quickly than others.
  • The white-meat pieces, for example, should be moved to the outsides of the rack where the heat is less intense.
  • Transfer the chicken pieces to a platter and brush with additional sauce.
  • Serve immediately.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 741.8, Fat 44.9, SaturatedFat 11.9, Cholesterol 187.2, Sodium 558.1, Carbohydrate 32.3, Fiber 8.3, Sugar 22.2, Protein 46.5

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