Recipe Corner

This is the 200th post!

And with the 200th post I will start something new....my recipe corner. I generally hate to share my recipes but I have decided that from time to time I'm going to share via my blog. The recipe this time is a chicken recipe. It's reminiscent of barbecue chicken. Don't expect a true authentic barbecue flavor instead expect a sweet and tangy glaze for chicken.

I came across a recipe similar to this back when the arctic blasts hit us. I needed to make dinner and I couldn't go to the store for a long list of small ingredients. I searched and searched until I found a recipe I could make with ingredients I had on hand. Now understand with most of my recipes I change them up and I rarely measure unless I'm baking. I'll list the measurements I use. FYI, the amount of brown sugar is very much dependant on how sweet you want your glaze.


Ingredients:
1/2 Cup of ketchup

1 Tbsp. mustard

1 Tbsp. Worcestershire sauce

1/4 Cup of brown sugar(original recipe calls for 1/2 cup depends on your desired sweetness)

1 Tbsp lemon juice

1/4 Cup water



Process:
Bake fresh chicken pieces in a 350° oven for 45 minutes. While chicken is baking combine all ingredients for the glaze in a saucepan. Bring to a low boil then switch to low while the chicken continues to bake. I typically make my glaze when the chicken has about 20 minutes left to bake. Once chicken is done cover it with the glaze and return to oven for 15 minutes. Enjoy!



Side Note: When I first came across this process for baking chicken in the oven it seemed rather weird to me to put the chicken in the oven for 45 minutes without any seasoning, marinade, or anything on it. Be brave it really does work!

Side Note 2: I've used various baking dishes when doing this recipe. I most commonly use a square 8x8 baking dish. But I've also used a 9x13 when we had lots of chicken we needed to cook before it spoiled and I've used a 7x11 baking dish as well.