Barbque Roasted Chicken

Total Time: 1 hr 45 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 1 hr 30 mins

Ingredients

• 1 whole chicken (4 - 5 pounds)
• salt
• 1/2 cup butter or 1/2 cup margarine, softened (less if desired)
• 2 cups heinz ketchup
• 1/2 cup water
• 3 -4 cloves garlic, minced fine
• 1 1/2 teaspoons chili powder (more if desired)
• 3/4 cup packed brown sugar
• 1 tablespoon worcestershire sauce
• 1 tablespoon prepared mustard
• 1/2 teaspoon tabasco sauce
• 1/4 teaspoon black pepper or 1/4 teaspoon cayenne
• 1 -2 tablespoon vinegar, to taste

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 400⺠f.
• 2 rinse chicken in cold water.
• 3 let it sit in a collander until it stops dripping, then dry with paper towels.
• 4 remove visible fat.
• 5 sprinkle the chicken with salt inside and out.
• 6 place 1/2 stick of butter under the skin of each side of the breast.
• 7 place in a roasting pan (on roasting rack, optional).
• 8 bake for 1 hour.
• 9 in the mean time, make sauce by adding all sauce ingredients to a sauce pan and bring it to a gentle boil.
• 10 reduce heat and allow the sauce to simmer while the chicken cooks, stirring occassionally.
• 11 after 1 hour, remove chicken from oven and spoon the sauce over the entire roasted chicken.
• 12 reduce oven temp to 350⺠f.
• 13 return to the oven and finish cooking until done, usually 15 to 30 minutes, depending on size the size of the chicken.
• 14 let stand 5- 10 minutes before cutting.
• 15 serve as desired.