Tennessee Style Bbq Chicken Recipe

How to make it

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• Combine tomato puree, vinegar, oil, Worcestershire, sugar, molasses, mustard, garlic and lemon juice in a large non-reactive saucepan.
• Simmer for 15 minutes, stirring often.
• Set aside for 1 hour to permit flavors to meld.
• Pat chicken dry.
• Prepare charcoal fire or fire up the gas grill for indirect-heat cooking.
• When coals are ready, place chicken directly over hot coals or directly over the gas flame.
• Lightly brown on both sides (about 5 minutes per side).
• Rearrange chicken on rack so pieces are not directly over coals or gas flame.
• Then close lid.
• Cook, monitoring for a low cooking temperature (about 225 º), for 15 minutes.
• Then turn chicken again.
• Grill another 15 minutes.
• Place heavy-duty aluminum foil under chicken to help prevent flare-ups.
• Baste chicken with half of the sauce, reserving remaining sauce.
• Then close lid.
• Every 10 minutes, baste chicken.
• Then turn chicken over.
• Chicken is done when internal temperature of thickest part of breast meat registers 170º and other parts register 180º (50 minutes to 1 hour total).
• Pass reserved sauce at the table.