BBQ Chicken Drumsticks

A spicy homemade barbecue sauce glazes these drumsticks.

Grilling chicken adds a marvelous smoky flavor that complements the sweet and spicy barbecue sauce. It’s easy to make
your own sauce and control the ingredients, or if you have a favorite barbecue sauce, just use that. Dress up a purchased barbecue sauce by adding your favorite ingredients. Mustard, hot peppers, honey, and herbs and spices are great additions to bottled barbecue sauce. To use the sauce as a marinade and to serve it with the cooked chicken, you can either use separate quantities for the two uses, or simmer the marinade for a few minutes after you’ve finished basting the chicken as it grills. Serve this delicious chicken with potato salad, chips, and cold beer.

Yield: Serves 4-6

Ingredients

• 1 onion, chopped
• 4 cloves garlic, winced
• 1 jalapeno pepper; minced
• 3 tablespoons olive oil
• 1/2 cup cider vinegar
• 1/2 cup ketchup
• 1/3 cup brown sugar
• 3 tablespoons Pijon mustard
• 1 tablespoon soy sauce
• 1/2 teaspoon celery salt
• 1/4 teaspoon pepper

Preparation:

Cook onion, garlic, and jalapeno in olive oil 6-7 minutes. Remove to bowl; add vinegar, ketchup, brown sugar, mustard, soy sauce, celery salt, and pepper.

Add drumsticks; turn to coat. Cover and refrigerate 8-24 hours. Drain drum sticks, reserving marinade.

Prepare grill; place marinade in saucepan. Simmer.

Grill chicken, covered, over medium coals for 15 minutes. Turn and start brushing with simmering marinade; grill 15-20 minutes longer until done. Serve with remaining marinade.