Chicken in a Bag
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Barbecued Chicken in a Paper Bag
This vintage recipe for chicken in a bag is from an old Louisville Courier-Journal article published August 16. 1963. This was in my Aunt Madaline's collection of recipes I received when she passed away.
This barbecued chicken recipe is baked slowly in the oven, inside a greased paper bag. Cooking in the bag makes the chicken tender and juicy.
This vintage recipe was conceived before the crockpot had been invented. You could probably cook this in the crockpot with similar results, but I have not yet tried it. If anyone does, I hope they will come back and leave a comment so we know how it turned out!
This is an easy recipe. Just do not forget to turn the oven down!
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Chicken in a Bag Recipe
This recipe makes a barbecue sauce for 3 pound of chicken pieces.
Ingredients
- 3 tablespoons catsup
- 2 tablespoons vinegar
- 1 tablespoon lemon juice
- 2 tablespoons Worcestershire sauce
- 4 tablespoons water
- 2 tablespoons butter
- 3 tablespoons brown sugar
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon mustard (dry or prepared)
- 1 teaspoon chili powder
- 1 teaspoon paprika
- 1/2 teaspoon cayenne pepper
Instructions
1. To make sauce, combine all of these ingredients in a medium saucepan, and heat to allow flavors to blend.
2. Preheat oven to 500 degrees fahrenheit.
3. Grease the inside of a brown paper bag (medium size) and place in a roasting pan. If you do not have a paper bag, you may use aluminum foil.
4. Season the chicken pieces with salt and pepper to taste. Then dip each piece in the sauce and place into the paper bag.
5. After all of the chicken is in the bag, pour any remaining sauce into the bag over the chicken pieces.
6. Close the bag carefully with a double fold and fasten with paper clips to prevent the sauce from leaking out.
7. Put the lid on the roasting pan and put into the oven.
8. After baking 15 minutes at 500 degrees, lower the temperature to 350 degrees and bake another hour and 15 minutes.
9. Keep bag closed tightly throughout the cooking process.
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Suggestions for Twenty-First Century Cooks
Making Chicken in a Bag
- 1Make a bag using aluminum foil as suggested in the recipe. This is probably the most authentic option if you want to remain true to this recipe's vintage roots.
- 2Make the recipe in a crockpot or slow cooker without any kind of bag. Simply dip the chicken pieces into sauce, put them into the slow cooker, then cover with remaining sauce. Cover and cook on low for 6 to 8 hours.
- 3Substitute a commercial cooking bag.
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Chicken in a Bag Comments
Have you ever baked anything in a paper bag? Are you going to try this recipe? After you try it, please come back and leave a comment to let us know how it was!
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cffutah
Jan 16, 2012 @ 2:40 pm | delete
- this is so cool! like the name and how to make this, thanks for the write up!
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Beadsnresin
Dec 29, 2011 @ 5:51 pm | delete
- Never, ever seen a chicken cooked in a bag or heard about it either, very interesting, thanks a lot, definitely something to consider!
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sandyspider
Nov 21, 2011 @ 12:07 pm | delete
- Yummy! Thanks for adding this to my Recipes, Reviews and Food Collection lens.
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COUNTRYLUTHIER
Oct 31, 2011 @ 8:54 pm | delete
- Sounds interesting. I hope to try this one day. You learn something every day.
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Pastiche
Jul 17, 2011 @ 5:53 am | delete
- I bake cookies and pizza on parchment paper and I've made microwave popcorn in paper bags but this BBQ chicken in a bag is new. I like this idea!
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Sarah
Jul 14, 2011 @ 2:15 pm | delete
- How interesting, I've never heard of cooking in a paper bag before.
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GayleMcLaughlin Jul 12, 2011 @ 8:18 am | delete
- I have never baked anything in a paper bag --but I have used the see-through bags. Interesting idea.
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myshelle01
Jul 11, 2011 @ 2:16 am | delete
- Loved this Lens and I will give this a try. Thank you
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tracysmith159
Jul 5, 2011 @ 6:29 pm | delete
- I would have never thought to try cooking in a paper bag. I would think it would catch on fire. This sure does sounds like finger licken good chicken, I'm going to put this on the grocery list.
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vallain Jun 30, 2011 @ 11:11 pm | delete
- I love cooking a chicken or a turkey in those cooking bags, the clear kind. I wonder how they compare for a recipe like this.
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