World Famous Recipes

Oriental BBQ Chicken

Serves 6-8

3 lbs chicken legs and thighs, skinned and all visible fat removed (no breasts)

1 cup/200g honey

1 cup/200g ketchup

1/2 cup/4fl oz soy sauce

3 cloves minced garlic

1 tsp fresh ground ginger (optional)

(the original recipe called for ginger but I don’t care for it and never use it)

1 tsp tabasco sauce (optional; may be increased to taste)

Method:

Mix honey, ketchup, and soy sauce in a mixing bowl, add garlic and

ginger. In a large baking dish, arrange chicken pieces and coat with

olive oil using a pastry brush. Broil under 500 degree broiler until

slightly browned; ( 1-2 minutes) turn pieces over and repeat; brushing

lightly with olive oil again. Turn off broiler and turn on oven to 160C/

325F/. Pour the honey mixture over the chicken pieces in the

baking dish, cover with foil and bake for 60-75 minutes. Chicken should

be tender enough to fall off the bone.

All of the chicken should be covered with the honey mixture. If baking

dish is too big add some chicken broth or water to the honey mixture

to make sure all parts of the meat are submerged.

This is great served with sides of candied carrots, steamed broccoli,

and buttered rice or noodles. I often make it for large crowds

(graduations, christenings, and other big parties) using at least 5 lbs

of chicken in large covered roasting pan and let it cook for 2 hours.

Leftovers do not get dried out and taste even better the 2nd day! For

most big parties I make it the day before and just reheat on party

day. I have also made it in my crock pot, omitting the broiling and

just tossing in all the ingredients and letting it cook on low for 8 hours

while I am at work. For a small family use 1 lb chicken parts and

reduce the liquids by half.