How Do You Make Basic Barbecue Sauce?
Lots of people brag about their secret barbecue sauce recipe. If you don’t have your own, start with this one. It’s a simple mixture you can modify and experiment with until you’ve created your own secret sauce. Makes about 1 1/2 cups. Step 1 Heat the vinegar and molasses together in a small non-reactive saucepan until the molasses is dissolved. Step 2 Remove from the heat and stir in remaining ingredients. Step 3 Experiment with this sauce. Try these variations: Step 4 Make a zestier sauce: Begin recipe by sautéing 1 c. minced onions and a few garlic cloves until soft. Proceed with recipe. Step 5 Make a sweeter sauce: Add honey or brown sugar. Or soak raisins in rum and puree into the sauce. Step 6 Make an herbed sauce: Add dry or fresh herbs to taste – especially dry rubbed sage or fresh, minced rosemary. Step 7 Make a whiskey sauce (bourbon works best because of its high sugar content): Begin recipe by simmering 1/2 c. bourbon for 1 minute, and use half the vinegar called for in the
