Southwestern-Style Chicken

Recipe Ingredients

2		Chickens - cut in pieces
		Rub
		Grated rind of 2 lemons
4		Garlic - chopped
2 teaspoons	10ml	Salt
1 teaspoon	5ml	Ground black pepper
1/4 cup	40g / 1.4oz	Packed brown sugar
1 tablespoon	15ml	Dry mustard
2 teaspoons	10ml	Cayenne
		Basting Sauce
2 tablespoons	30ml	Dark brown sugar
2 tablespoons	30ml	Fresh lemon juice
1 teaspoon	5ml	Dry mustard
1/2 teaspoon	2.5ml	Cayenne
1/4 teaspoon	1.3ml	Salt
1/4 cup	59ml	Flat beer or apple cider

Recipe Instructions

Prepare Rub: Combine lemon rind, garlic, salt and pepper in medium-size bowl; mash together with back of spoon. Stir in brown sugar, mustard and cayenne pepper.

Rub mixture into chickens. Place in single layer in 2 glass baking dishes. Cover with plastic wrap; refrigerate 6 hours or overnight.

Prepare Basting Sauce: Combine sugar, lemon juice, dry mustard, cayenne pepper, salt and beer in small saucepan. Simmer 4 minutes.

To bake: Heat oven to 375. Arrange chicken pieces in single layer in 2 baking pans. Cover.

Bake at 375 for 45 minutes or until no longer pink near bone. Heat broiler or grill. Brush chicken with basting sauce. Broil or grill 6 inches from heat, turning occasionally and brushing with basting sauce, for 6-8 minutes.

Source:
Family Circle - 6/3/97

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