Barbecued Chicken

[Virginia]

Barbecued Chicken

2 cups Vinegar
1/2 cup plus 2 Tablespoons Shortening
1/2 cup Butter or Margarine
3 Tablespoons Black Pepper
2 Tablespoons Red Pepper
1 1/2 Tablespoons Salt
4 Chicken Breasts, cut in half

Soak hickory wood chips in water for 1 to 24 hours.

Combine all ingredients except chicken in a saucepan; bring to a boil, and cook until shortening and butter melt. Remove from heat.

Prepare charcoal fire in grill; let burn 15 to 20 minutes. Cover coals with soaked hickory chips. Coat chicken breast halves with sauce. Grill chicken over medium coals 45 to 55 minutes, turning and basting every 10 minutes.

Refrigerate any leftover sauce to use with other meals.

I usually leave a couple pieces plain (just seasoned with a small amount of salt, pepper and poultry seasoning) for those that can't handle the spice. (Just don't bast them with the sauce.)

Enjoy! Thanks; Virginia

[brchbell]

This sounds so good right now! Maybe it'll warm up enough to go out and cook it this afternoon. Sure is much colder today than it has been!

[tsgal]

This does sound good. We like to have grilled chicken here, and this will be a good one to try out. Thanks for sharing your recipe.