Grilled Island Chicken

1
8-1/4 oz. can crushed pineapple
3/4 cup packed brown sugar
3 tbsp. lemon juice
1 tbsp. prepared mustard
2 2-1/2 to 3-lb. ready to cook chickens, split in half
lengthwise
1/2 cup cooking oil
1 1/2 tsp. salt
Drain
pineapple and reserve 2 tbsp. syrup. Combine pineapple,
reserved syrup, sugar, lemon juice, and mustard. Break
wing, hip, and drumstick joints of chickens; twist wing
tips under back. Brush chickens well with oil; season
with salt and 1/4 tsp. pepper. Grill chickens over slow
coals, bone side down, till bone side is well browned,
20 to 30 minutes. Turn chicken; grill till tender, about
30 minutes more. Turn and brush chickens often with glaze
last 10 minutes. Serves 4.
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