BBQ sauce

[J.R.69]

I would appreciate anyone's recipes for BBQ sauce. I just don't really like the bottled variety, and my experience with the ones I've tried to synthesize have all been, well, mediocre.

Thanks in advance.

 

[jimmyjazz]

Someday I'm going to figure out the basics of ketchup and make a good BBQ sauce from there instead of using ketchup as the main ingredient. That said, I made a sauce today, and went ahead and used ketchup, because I was lazy:

1 cup Heinz ketchup
1 cup root beer
1/4 cup fresh lemon juice
1/4 cup orange juice
3 Tbsp red wine
1.5 Tbsp dark brown sugar
1 Tbsp light molasses
1 tsp liquid smoke
0.5 tsp lemon zest
0.5 tsp ground ginger
0.5 tsp garlic powder
0.5 tsp dried chopped onions

Simmer for 30 minutes.

This is a very close knockoff of a recipe in "The Bon Appetit Cookbook", the main difference being the substitution of red wine for an equal amount of Worcestershire sauce (because I don't like Worcestershire sauce).

Dinner sucked, but the sauce wasn't the problem. I grilled our chicken too long and got charcoal all over the corn. Mmmm, charcoal.

 

[jmrob93]

and for pork bbq-- use same recipee and add 3 cups vinegar-- apple cider preferred

 

[scottsins]

stubbs spicy + cider vinegar + brisket fat drippings,.

 

[LITNIN HORN]

scott...you nailed it.

 

[J.R.69]

Thanx, all, for the suggestions.

Jimmyjazz: recipe looks interesting, but isn't sugar content a little high? With sugar coming from ketchup, rootbeer, brown sugar, molasses and orange juice, any worries about becoming diabetic?

Anyway, definitely worth a try, maybe i'll substitute tomato sauce for the ketchup. Thanks.

 

[jimmyjazz]

It's definitely a sweet BBQ sauce. (I happen to like sweet sauces, though.)

 

[Napoleon]

I've always said that if the BBQ sauce needs to be served with meat, then it isn't good BBQ sauce.

I can drink the Salt Lick's BBQ Sauce with a straw!

 

[El Paso Way]

I'm like you Jimmy,
I like my sauce sweet. I use to make it myself, but I buy HeadCountry now. To me it's one of best store bought sauces there is. I will sometimes modifye it with vinager or whatnot.

 

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[hornian]

I put my recipe in my most recent "Diary of a Memorial Day Barbecue" thread here: The Link

But in case all those pictures will make you too hungry, here's the recipe, such that it is:

3 cups tomato sauce
1 cup brisket drippings
1 cup apple cider vinegar
Onion powder (~2 tbsp)
Garlic powder (~2 tbsp)
Black pepper (~2 tbsp)
Brown sugar (~1/2 a cup)
Worcestershire sauce (1/4 cup)
Crushed red pepper (~1 tsp)
Chili powder (~1 tsp)
Dry musatrd (~ 1 tsp)

Wisk it all together in a large pot, bring to a boil, and simmer for about half an hour.

Oh, and because of the acidity of the tomatoes + the vinegar, what ever I don't use today will probably last about 3 months or so in the fridge - so the quantities may seem like a lot, but it can be used over and over again.

 

[elguapo]

I've used hornians sauce recipe a few times now with great results.