Recipe compliments of Rick and Lynne
BBQ Sauces
Cuisine: American Type: Sauce or Dressing Serves: 
Source:
Cooks Illustrated
Attributes:
Grill
Comments:
Serving Suggestions:
Serve with ribs
Ingredients:
Master Recipe:

4 tbs. butter
1 small onion, chopped
2 cloves garlic, minced
1 tsp. paprika
1 tbs. ground black pepper
2 tbs. lemon juice
1 tsp. dry mustard
1/2 tsp. hot red pepper sauce
1/2 tsp. salt
1/4 cup cider vinegar
1 can - 16 oz - tomato sauce

Instructions:
Heat butter in a medium saucepan. Add onions and garlic and cook until softened, 3 to 4 minutes. Stir in next 6 ingredients; cook over medium heat to blend flavors, about 5 minutes. Add vinegar and tomato sauce; bring to simmer. Simmer uncovered until the sauce thickens slightly, about 15 minutes. Brush over ribs and serve.

Smoky BBQ Sauce:

Follow master recipe making following changes: Increase lemon juice to 1/4 cup; increase paprika to 2 tsps; add 1/2 tsp liquid smoke with the lemon juice; dissolve 2 tbs firm-packed brown sugar in the vinegar and add with the tomato sauce.

Louisiana Sweet BBQ Sauce:

Follow master recipe making the following changes: Increase vinegar to 6 tbs; dissolve 1 tbs firm-packed brown sugar in the vinegar. Add it along with 1/4 cup molasses and 2 tbs sweet sherry when you add the tomato sauce.

Spicy Rio Grande BBQ Sauce:

Follow master recipe except: Increase garlic to 4 cloves; increase lemon juice to 1/4 cup; increase hot red pepper sauce to 1 tsp; add 1 can (7 oz) of diced mild green chilis along with the lemon juice. For a hotter sauce add 1/8 to 1/4 tsp cayenne pepper.

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2001-03-10