| Cuisine: American | Type: Sauce or Dressing | Serves: |
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Source:
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Cooks Illustrated |
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Attributes:
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Grill |
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Comments:
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Serving Suggestions:
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Serve with ribs |
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Ingredients:
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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 |
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Instructions:
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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