Sauce:

* 1 1/3 cup brown sugar (granulated or “brownulated” is best).
* 1 15 ounce can of crushed tomatoes.
* 1 cup of cider vinegar.
* 1 large white onion chopped fine.
* 7 tablespoons Grey Poupon dijon mustard.
* 1 teaspoon of salt.
* 1 1/2 teaspoons of cayenne pepper.

Mix all of the above ingredients in a medium sauce pan and simmer for 15 minutes.

* 7 - 10 pounds of chicken: drumsticks, thighs, whole legs, and breasts. I do not recommend boneless or skinless chicken.
* 1 tablespoon Salt.


Place all of the poultry into a large pot and fill with water until covered.

Add tablespoon salt.

Bring to a boil.

Preheat grill.

After boiling for about 15 - 20 minutes remove from heat and strain all of the water and if necessary, rinse off any fat with hot water.

Clean out the pot, or get another of the same size and place all of the chicken back in the pot.

Pour the barbecue sauce over the chicken and mix well so all pieces are coated. Reserve the remaining sauce.

By this time, your grill should be warmed up. Take the chicken to the grill and place each piece SKIN SIDE UP on the grill. Make sure the flames are not touching the chicken as we do not want black poultry for dinner.

Let cook for 10 minutes with the grill cover down.

Open grill and with tongs or a fork take each piece of chicken and dunk it into the sauce completely and place skin side down.

Let cook for 10 minutes SKIN SIDE DOWN. Keep an eye that flames are not burning the chicken.

Repeat this three times more with the last time resulting in the chicken being skin side up and let cook until sauce gels. Make sure you dunk the chicken into the sauce each time you flip it.

At this point the chicken should be cooked. You can test with a large piece to be sure but note the sauce is very red and may make the meat appear to be raw when it is not. A good way to test if it is done is just see how easy the meat falls off the bone. If you really have to work at it, then it probably is not done.

Ideally you want the chicken to be a bit crunchy, yet not burnt, but covered with sauce. It may be messy, but it will be delicious.