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criscodisco
Feb 18, 2004

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padijun posted:

I make my own barbecue sauce out of brown sugar, ketchup, vinegar, garlic powder, onion powder, worcestershire sauce, and a little ghost pepper powder which I got off amazon. it's white trash as gently caress, who cares, it's barbecue sauce. you people from the south can tell me how wrong I am now since I used ketchup and not tomatoes that have been smoked for 36 hours

That's totally acceptable (the ketchup part), but might I suggest adding a bit of orange juice and apple cider vinegar before you simmer it down. Also, cutting the ketchup with some applesauce adds a nice flavor, too.

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criscodisco
Feb 18, 2004

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comes along bort posted:

might as well melt a snickers bar over your well done steak for as much sugar bbq sauce has in it

Yeah but putting barbecue sauce on a steak is low rent already, unless it's steak and eggs.

criscodisco
Feb 18, 2004

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Horrible Lurkbeast posted:

Mustard paste sure, but you can get away with a little mustard seed powder.

Yeah, I usually put a few pinches of mustard seed powder in mine, but something like French's overpowers anything you add it to.

I haven't used date honey like a previous poster suggested, but I've had a lot of success with cutting a lot of brown sugar out and replacing it with regular honey or cayenne honey, and adding just a tablespoon or so of molasses to replace that brown sugar flavor everyone is used to.

Also, speaking of honey, don't get it at the grocery. It's crazy overpriced. The aforementioned cayenne honey I get at Trader Joe's, because it's a huge tub for like $7. Regular honey, though, you can find grown locally almost anywhere if you look.

I get a 1 gallon jar for $5 from a local producer here in Ohio.

criscodisco
Feb 18, 2004

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Horrible Lurkbeast posted:

Which type of honey do you use? Here in Israel you have to make an effort to find anything other than the plain mixed wildflower kind.
I had tasted some nice avocado flower honey but the flavour wasn't pronounced enough for an acidic sauce.

Like I said before, cayenne honey is great because it adds another layer of heat, but otherwise regular wildflower honey is good just to replace some of the brown sugar. A long drizzle of honey is great in a nice Italian tomato sauce, too, if you're looking to add sweetness.

criscodisco
Feb 18, 2004

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The Cubelodyte posted:

That all sounds pretty fuckin' good. Gonna try it.

If you do, try to get a good applesauce with a pronounced apple flavor, not just Dole or whatever. Ketchup has a strong enough flavor that you can do about a 50/50 mix. I like to do that in conjuction with the OJ, because the citrus pops out the apple flavor.

Simmer it for at least a half hour, on the lowest heat you can produce a bubble every few seconds on. Be sure to have a lid loosely on the saucepan, though, because it's thick so the bubbles will splash all over your stovetop.

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criscodisco
Feb 18, 2004

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GRILLARY CLINTON posted:

hey just a quick q. for all you goons reading this thread who wants to slather up their jimmy with BBQ sauce and let me suck all on it?

Mustard-based or ketchup?

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