Barbecue Sauce
Categories: Sauce
Serves: 1 Servings
Ingredients:
- 1 Stick butter
- 1 c Worchestshire sauce
- 1 c Catsup; or more
- 1/4 c Honey; molasses, or maple
- -syrup
- 1 -(up to)
- 2 ts Black pepper
- 1 tb Dried oregano
- 1 tb Dried tarragon
Instructions:
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1 Lemon or orange; juice of
2 Cloves garlic; pressed
1 sm Onion; finely chopped
1 ts Other spices: cinnamon;
-cayenne pepper; or paprika
Note: All measurements are approximate. Add enough of each ingredient to
make the sauce "look right."
Melt the butter in a large saucepan or in the microwave using a large
glass bowl or jar (such as a pickle or mayo jar). Add in about an equal
amount of worchestshire sauce. Mix well. Add enough catsup to thicken the
sauce; mix vigorously. Add the rest of the ingredients, tasting often. Add
additional spice. The sauce should taste fairly pungent, as it will mellow
in flavor during barbequing.
Good combinations:
a. hamburgers--maple syrup and cinnamon
b. chicken--lemon juice, honey, oregano or thyme, garlic
c. ribs--molasses, orange juice, herbs
This sauce can be used before, during, and after barbequing.