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1946-present - Backyard grill cooks and regional barbecue chicken specialists
A backyard barbecued chicken recipe with bone-in chicken pieces cooked over indirect heat and brushed with vinegar-tomato barbecue sauce.
Difficulty
Medium
Prep time
20 minutes
Cook time
50 minutes
Total time
1 hour 10 minutes
Servings
6
Region
American backyards and regional barbecue communities
Era introduced
1946-present
Introduced by
Backyard grill cooks and regional barbecue chicken specialists
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Barbecued chicken became a backyard staple as postwar patios, kettle grills, and bottled sauces spread through American suburbs. It also has regional seriousness, from vinegar-mopped Southern chicken to Cornell chicken in upstate New York. The key is patience: cook bone-in pieces mostly over indirect heat, then sauce late so the glaze sets without burning.
Drafted with Cornell chicken history from Epicurious (https://www.epicurious.com/recipes-menus/history-of-cornell-chicken), recent Cornell-style sauce context from Simply Recipes (https://www.simplyrecipes.com/oneonta-51-original-chicken-sauce-review-11987624), and poultry safety guidance from USDA/FSIS (https://www.fsis.usda.gov/food-safety/safe-food-handling-and-preparation/poultry/chicken-farm-table).
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