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James's Cuban Glazed Whole Chicken



Ingredients

      2 tb lime juice
      1 tb olive or vegetable oil
      1 ts ground cumin
    1/2 ts salt
    1/8 ts pepper
      2    cl garlic; finely chopped
      3 lb cup-up broiler-fryer chicken
    1/4 c  guava fruit drink or apple juice
      2 tb lime juice
    1/2 ts Worcestershire sauce
    1/2 ts cider vinegar
    1/4 ts paprika
    1/8 ts ground cumin
      1    jalapeno chili, seeded; and

Instructions

 Mix 2 Tbls. lime juice, the oil, 1 tsp.
cumin, the salt, pepper and garlic in resealable heavy-duty plastic
bag. Add chicken; seal bag and turn to coat with marinade.
Refrigerate at least 1 hour but no longer than 24 hours, turning bag
occasionally. Remove chicken from marinade; discard marinade. Cover
and grill chicken, skin sides up, 4-6" from med. coals 15 min. Heat
remaining ingredients to boiling in 1-qt. saucepan; reduce heat.
Simmer uncovered about 5 minutes, stirring frequently, until mixture
thickens and is reduced by about half; remove from heat. Turn
chicken; brush with jelly mixture. Cover and grill 20-40 min. longer,
turning and brushing frequently with jelly mixture, until juice of
chicken is no longer pink when centers of thickest pieces are cut.