This richly layered, smoky sauce really does make chicken finger licking good. You can also marinate the chicken in the cold sauce overnight.
Ingredients
1 | Chopped onion |
2 Tbsp | Olive oil |
4 cloves | Crushed garlic |
2 Tbsp | Brown sugar |
1 pinch | Cinnamon |
½ tsp | Salt |
2 cans | Chipotle chillies in adobo sauce, chopped |
1 Tbsp | Worcestershire sauce |
2 Tbsp | Tomato paste |
2 Tbsp | Cider vinegar |
¼ cup | Chicken stock |
8 pieces | Chicken pieces, (Legs and Thighs) |
Directions
- Gently fry onion in oil until onion is soft.
- Add garlic, sugar, cinnamon, salt chipotle chillies, Worcestershire sauce, tomato paste, cider vinegar and chicken stock (or water) and simmer, stirring occasionally for 10-15 minutes until sauce has thickened.
- Heat oven to 200C. Line a roasting dish with baking paper.
- Coat chicken in the sauce, place in the roasting dish and cook for 20 minutes.
- Turn the chicken, coat in more sauce and cook another 20-30 minutes until chicken is cooked through.

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