Barbecued Sliced Beef

Ingredients:

1½ cups (2 medium) chopped onions

2 tbsp butter or margarine

1½ cups catsup

¼ cup firmly packed brown sugar

¼ cup lemon juice or vinegar

2 tsp dry or 1 tbsp prepared mustard

1½ tsp salt

¼ tsp pepper

1/8 tsp ground cloves

1 tbsp Worcestershire sauce

12 thin slices cooked beef

6 hamburger buns

Procedure:

In fry pan, sauté onions in butter until golden and add catsup, brown sugar, lemon juice, mustard, salt, pepper, cloves and Worcestershire sauce. Simmer in 30 minutes. Add beef; simmer in 15 minutes longer. Serve on warm buns.

Spicy Barbecued Chicken

Ingredients:

3 lb frying chicken, quartered

1 tsp salt

½ cup chopped onion

1 garlic clove, minced

1 tbsp oil

8 oz can tomato sauce

3 tbsp brown sugar

2 tsp chili powder

1/3 cup vinegar

2 to 3 drops hot pepper sauce

1 tomato, peeled, chopped

Procedure:

Place chicken in large saucepan. Add salt and enough water to cover. Bring to a boil; reduce heat. Cover; simmer 10 minutes. Drain. In small saucepan, sauté onion and garlic in oil until tender. Stir in remaining ingredients. Bring to a boil; simmer 5 minutes, stirring occasionally. Brush chicken with about ½ cup sauce.

Place chicken bone side down on grills 4 to 6 inches from medium coals. Brush with sauce. Cook 15 to 20 minutes or until tender. Baste chicken with sauce last 10 minutes of cooking time. Serve remaining sauce with chicken.