DIY Groceries-Barbecue Rubs and Sauces 3

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Here is another quick and easy barbecue sauce that is inexpensive to make.  It uses a can of tomato sauce as a base.  Today I will be using it in an Oven Barbecued Chicken recipe, but it can be used to baste other meats whether in the oven or on a grill.  I always reserve some to pass at the table.  There is a range for the chili powder.  I use 3 t., and it is plenty spicy for me, but I am a weakling when it comes to very spicy food.

There is not a barbecue rub in the usual sense today, but there is a mixture of celery seed, garlic and onion powder, and salt sprinkled and rubbed on the chicken.  I use bone-in, skin on chicken thighs, but chicken breasts or a cut-up whole chicken can be used, about 3 to 3 1/2 lbs.

This recipe came from the internet several years ago, but I do not know the source.  I have adapted it to suit our tastes.

Oven-Barbecued Chicken
3-3 1/2 lbs. cut-up chicken, breasts, or thighs
2 t. celery salt
1/4 t. garlic powder
1/4 t. onion powder
1/4 t. salt

Combine celery seed, garlic and onion powder, and salt in a small bowl.   If using cut-up chicken rub on skin surfaces.  If using bone-in, skin-on thighs as I do.  Lift skin and sprinkle mixture on chicken meat, replace skin; turn thighs over and sprinkle remaining mixture on bone side of thighs.  Line a 9x13 or larger baking pan with foil.  Place chicken, bone side down, in the pan.  Bake at 375 degrees 30 minutes.   Remove from oven.  At this point, I pour off any accumulated fat and remove the skin from the chicken thighs.  (Leaving the skin on during the first part of cooking keeps the chicken meat from drying out.)  Spoon some of the barbecue sauce evenly over the chicken, coating completely.  Bake 30 minutes longer or until chicken is tender, basting with additional sauce every 10 minutes.  Heat remaining sauce to pass at the table.  Makes 4 servings.

Teresa’s Homemade Barbecue Sauce
1 T. vegetable oil
1 medium onion, chopped
1 (8 oz.) can tomato sauce
1/4 c. white vinegar
1 T. Worcestershire sauce
2-4 t. chili powder
1 t. salt
1/4 t. dry mustard
1/2 c. brown sugar, packed

Heat vegetable oil in a small saucepan.  Add onions and sauté until tender.  Add remaining ingredients and simmer 5-10 minutes.  Frugal Tip:  Use the measured out vinegar to rinse out the tomato sauce can to get it all. Makes about 1 1/3 c.  Keeps for a week or two.

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