We all have fond memories of great barbecues. It is hard to say no when one of our friends or a family member invites us to a barbecue. The thought of the food on the grill with the smoky aroma all around is admittedly hard to resist. The barbecue has been a traditional get together meal for decades and it will be here for many more.

There are many different methods for cooking a great barbecue meal. Some prefer to use a dry rub seasoning on the meat while grilling, others like to marinate the meat for a day or so before cooking it, some people enjoy adding wood chips to the grill for added smoke flavor, and some just like their food smothered in lots of barbecue sauce.

Traditional barbecue sauce is a blend of tomato sauce and vinegar. You can use ketchup in place of those two items. If you like, cider can be used either in place of or in addition to the vinegar. Then, the creativity really kicks in, flavors and spices are added to give each sauce its own distinctive taste.

For sweet barbecue sauces, brown sugar or honey are usually added. You can also use fruit or jelly to sweeten a sauce. To make it spicy, you can add any type of pepper or hot sauce that you like, cayenne will give it a milder flavor while you can really spice it up with something like Habanero sauce. Any combination of herbs and seasoning can be used in your barbecue sauce, garlic and onion powder are very common but for added flavor you can also use something like fresh cilantro. Another ingredient that is often put into a good barbecue sauce is smoke flavoring. This can be used in place of wood chips in the grill. Mustard is also used in the making of several barbecue recipes.

Marinades are also very popular. Try out several different methods with this as well. A good marinade can either be made by adding water to one of your barbecue sauce masterpieces or creating something entirely new. Try a soy sauce, brown sugar and sesame for something different. Don’t be afraid to experiment and try new things. Then, you just soak your meat in it overnight in the refrigerator to let it really soak in the flavors.

The key to making the perfect barbecue sauce is to make it the way you would like it to taste. Add any ingredients you like, switch them up and use a lot of variety. Try new things especially if you have a few favorite herbs or flavor preferences.

Try This Fantastic Yankee Brisket Pulled Barbecue Recipe

INGREDIENTS:

4 lbs. beef brisket or chuck roast or pork shoulder

2 cup. Water
3/4 cup. Liquid Smoke

2 cup. Chopped Onion
1/4 cup. Cider Vinegar
2 tbsp. Spicy Mustard
1 tbsp. Dark Molasses
1/4 tsp. Hot Pepper Sauce
3 tbsp. Worcestershire Sauce
1 cup. Ketchup
1/2 cup. Chili Sauce
1/2 Lemon Sliced
1 tbsp. Salt more or less to taste
1/4 tsp. Black Pepper

Recipe Instructions:

Preheat oven to 325 degrees. Put the meat on a rack in a roasting pan, fat side up. Pour water and liquid smoke around the meat. Seal the pan with foil and place in the oven. Roasting the brisket for 4 hours or until tender, turning once. Uncover for the last 30 minutes to brown. Remove from the oven and let meat cool uncovered till the meat can be handled by hand. Save the pan juices and refrigorate. Remove meat from refrigaration and Trim away any remaining fat. Pull the meat into small shreds with a fork. Remove pan juices from refrigoration and remove the hardened fat from the pan juices. Placing fat in a large pot melt 3 tablespoons of the hardened fat over medium heat, add the onions and saute until tender. Add all the remaining ingredients in recipe above and 1 cup of the pan juices. Simmer and stir well for 20 minutes over on low heat. Add the pulled meat to the sauce and simmer very slowly, uncovered for 1 hour, stirring frequently. Add more juice if necessary to keep meat moist. Now go enjoy your Yankee brisket pulled barbecue with friends and family.

Cajun Barbecue Sauce Recipe

Sauce Instructions:

3/4 cup. orange juice concentrate (as is do not add water) 1 cup. chili sauce
1/3 cup. molasses
2 tbsp. Worcestershire
1 1/3 cup. soy sauce
2 tbsp. dry mustard
1/4 tsp. ground ginger
1/4 cup. cider vinegar
1 cup. chicken broth
1/2 tsp. crushed red pepper

Sauce Insrtcution:

Conbined all these ingredients in a large container mixing well till blened well, cover and hold in refrigorater till needed.

South West Barbecue Sauce For Grilling

Topping Ingredients:

1 med. carrot, thinly sliced, about 1/2 cup.
1 celery stalk, thinly sliced, about 1/2 cup.
1 16 ounce can pineapple chuncks syrup removed.

Sauce Recipe Ingredients:

1     tbsp. Minced Garlic
2     tbsp. Tomato Paste
1 1/2  tsp. Salt
1      tsp. Ground Black Pepper
2      cup. low sodium Chicken Broth
3      Bay Leaves
1      Sprig Fresh Thyme or 1/2 tsp. dried
3     tbsp. Brown Sugar
1/2    cup. Cider Vinegar
2     tbsp. Ketchup
1     tbsp. Dry Mustard
1      tsp. Worcestershire Sauce
1/4    tsp. Ground Cloves
1      tsp. Chili Powder
1/4    tsp. Cayenne Pepper
1 1/2  cup. Pinapple Syrup

Recipe Instructions:

Combine all ingredients in a pot, place over medium heat on the stove till carrots are tender remove carrots, celery, and pineapple from pot with a strainer and place in separate bowl, continue cooking sauce until reduced to 2 cup.  Use to bast your meat,chicken or fish with glaze, after grilling place protein item, in 2 inch serving tray and garnish with carrot, celery, pineapple mix and remaining glaze.

Robust Tennessee BBQ Sauce
1 Cup ketchup
1/2 Cup Cider Vinegar
1/4 Cup Worcestershire sauce
2 Cups Water
1 Med. Chopped Onion
1/2 Cup Lightly Packed Brown sugar
1 Teaspoon Celery Seed
1/2 Teaspoon Salt

Combine all of the ingredients into a small saucepan. Bring the entire mixture to a full boil on medium high setting, stirring constantly. Reduce the heat and simmer the sauce until it becomes thick. Let it rest a few minutes before applying it to your barbecue

Rib Ticklen Barbecue Sauce

INGREDIENTS:

1/2 cup. Karo Corn Syrup
1/2 cup. Ketchup
1/2 cup. Onion, Finely Chopped
1/4 cup. Cider Vinegar
1/4 cup. Prepared Mustard
1/4 cup. Worcestershire Sauce

INSTRUCTIONS:

In a saucepan stir together all ingredients. Stirring frequently, bring mixture to boil, reduce heat and cook at a gentle boil for 15 minutes to thicken. Brush the sauce onto the meats turning frequently during the last 20 minutes of cooking. Makes 2 cups. For Spicy: Add 1 tablespoon chili powder and 1 minced garlic clove. For Oriental: Add 1/4 cup soy sauce and 1 teaspoon ground ginger. Omit the Worcestershire sauce.

3 lbs. boned loin pork in 1 piece
1/2 c. soy sauce
4 tbsp. cider vinegar
2 tbsp. oil
3 tbsp. minced garlic
1 tsp. salt
1/2 tsp. pepper
1/2 cup packed brown suger
1 tsp. curry powder
1 tsp. oregano flakes or fresh chopped
1 tsp. chopped onion

1. Split meat lengthwise to half thickness, combine all the ingredients in shallow bowl mix well untill sugar has dissolved. Add meat, marinate covered 4 hours turning occasionally for equl coverage. 2. Remove and drain meat and place it in shallow roasting pan. Roast at 350 degrees for 1-1/2 hours basting with remainning marinate occasionally. Remove from pan and cool. To serve cut pork in diagonal thin slices and place on a serving plate, Serve with toothpicks and Chinese mustard. or for freeze wrap in plastic wrap and foil for cold sorage or freezing for later use.

Honey Grill Barbecue Sauce

INGREDIENTS

2 Cups. Bottle Ketchup
1 Cup. Apple cider Vinegar
1 Cup. Packed Brown Sugar
1/2 Cup. Maple Syrup
1 Tbs. Cayenne Pepper
1/2 Cup. Honey
1 Tsp. Dry Mustard
2 Tbs. Worcestershire Sauce

INSTRUCTIONS:

To make the honey grill barbecue sauce, take a two quart sauce pan and add all of the ingredients into the pan, on medium heat for 15 minutes stirring the mixture till blended, when it reached temp it will turn a darker color with a glossy look towards it,let it bubble for two minutes then remove from heat.