Oven-Cooked Barbecue Chicken Pieces - cooking recipe

Ingredients

4 tablespoons olive oil
1 small onion, finely chopped
1 garlic clove, finely chopped
1 stick celery, finely chopped
3 tablespoons tomato paste
2 tablespoons honey
2 tablespoons light brown sugar
3 tablespoons soy sauce
4 tablespoons wine vinegar
1/2 lemon, juice of
1/2 teaspoon ground ginger
1 tablespoon mustard powder
2 teaspoons Tabasco sauce
8 8 skinless chicken thighs or 8 skinless chicken breasts
salt & freshly ground black pepper

Preparation

Preheat the oven to 400F and line a roasting tray with foil.
Put 2 tbsp oil in a small pan over a medium-low heat. Add the onion, garlic and celery and fry until soft.
Meanwhile, mix together the tomato paste, honey, sugar, soy sauce, vinegar and lemon juice.
Once the vegetables are soft, add the ginger, fry for 2 minutes then stir in the tomato paste mix.
Bring to the boil, reduce the heat and simmer gently for 15-20 minutes. Add the mustard powder and Tabasco.
Rub the chicken in 2 tbsp oil. Season with pepper. Arrange in a single layer in the foil-lined dish.
Roast legs and thighs for 15 minutes and breasts for 10.
Remove from the oven, pour over the sauce. Mix well to coat the chicken, then return to the oven and cook for 25 minutes, turning once.