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.

Orange Molasses Barbeque Sauce

Ingredients:

1 10 oz. Can Condensed Tomato Soup
1 8 oz. Can tomato Sauce
1/2 cup. Molasses
1/4 cup. Cooking Oil
1/2 cup. Vinegar
1/2 cup. Brown Sugar
1 tbsp. Minced Onion
1 tbsp. Seasoned Salt
1 tbsp. Dry Mustard
1 tbsp. Grated Orange Peel
1 1/2 tsp. Paprika
1/2 tsp. Black Pepper
1/4 tsp. Garlic Powder

Instructions:

Combine all the bbq sauce ingredients. Bring to a boil using a medium size saucepan stiring til blended, reduce heat to simmer. Cook about 20 minutes, uncovered. Store any unused sauce in the refrigerator, covered after cooled.

Hot And Spicy Barbeque Sauce

Ingredients:

1 cup. Ketchup
1/2 cup. White Vinegar
1/4 cup. Worcestershire Sauce
1 cup. Brown Sugar
2 tbsp. Dry Mustard
1 tbsp. Ground Ginger
3 tbsp. Butter
1 tbsp. Red Hot Sauce
2 tbsp. Minced Garlic

Instructions:

Mix all ingredients in saucepan, heat over medium heat until smooth.

Grilled Fish Barbecue Sauce for the catch of the day.

Ingredients:

1/4 pound melted Butter
1 tbsp. Roasted Garlic paste
2 tbsp. Lemon Juice
1/4 tsp. Salt
1/4 tsp. Black Pepper
1 tbsp. Lowrys Seasonning

Instructions:

Combine all these ingredient in to a container and blend together with a spoon or rubber spatula, and mix till blended and apply to your fish of choice. This recipe is good for fresh or saltwater fish, for grilling of baking. For camping, apply the bbq sauce on the fish and  use two sheets of foil to wrap your catch of the day and grill over the campfire bbq .

Note: clean and oil your grill befor using its safer and cleaner cooking,
have fun and good eatting.

Barbecuing Barbeque Sauce

Ingredients:

1 cup. Catsup
1/4 cup. Chili Sauce
3/4 cup. Brown Sugar
1/4 cup. Rice Wine Vinegar
1/4 cup. Salad Oil
1/2 cup. Lemon Juice
3 tbsp. Steak Sauce
2 tbsp. Worcestershire Sauce
2 tbsp. Dry Mustard
1 tbsp. Soy Sauce
1 tbsp. Cayenne Pepper
2 tbsp. Minced Garlic

Instructions:

Combine all of these ingredients in a saucepan: Heat and stir until you have a light boil stir once more and remove from heat.

Need something unique on the grill tonight. Forget the lemon and pepper and grill up a nice teriyaki salmon instead.

Teriyaki Salmon Marinade

Soy sauce 3/4 cup
Packed Brown Sugar 1/2 cup
Canola oil 2 tbsp.
Ground ginger powder 1/2 tsp.
Garlic powder 1/4 tsp.
4 Salmon Fillets

Add the garlic, ginger, oil, brown sugar, and soy sauce to a small bowl and stir until the sugar dissolves.

Marinade the salmon fillets in the sauce for 1 hour in your refrigerator.

Grill the salmon fillets on a well oiled grill for about 6 minutes per side. Your BBQ Grill Teriaki Salmon is finished when it flakes easily with a fork.

Here is one more fantastic dry rub recipe-enjoy this New Orleans Style Rub

Recipe Ingredients:

2 Tbsp. onion powder
2 Tbsp. garlic powder
2 Tbsp. dried oregano
2 Tbsp. dried basil
1 Tbsp. dried thyme
1 Tbsp. black pepper
1 Tbsp. white pepper
1 Tbsp. cayenne pepper
5 Tbsp. paprika
3 Tbsp. salt

Recipe Instructions:

Combine all of these ingredients in a container with lid for storage sprinkle generously or hand rub, hold for 24 hours in your refrigerator covered with plastic wrap befor grilling or oven baking good for all protine food items.

Here is a sweet and smokeyMesquite Rib or Steak Rub Recipe

Recipe Ingredients:

1 16 oz. Seasoning Salt
1/4 cup. Paprika
2/3 cup. Chili Powder
1 tsp. Ground Ginger
1 tsp. Ground Nutmeg
2 tsp. Ground Dry Mustard
1 tsp. Ground Cloves
1 tbsp. Dry Mesquite Flavored Seasoning Mix
2 tbsp. Garlic Salt
1 tbsp. Black Pepper
1 cup. Packed Brown Sugar

Recipe Instructions:

Combine all of the ingredients shown above in to a food processer blend for one minute then pour contents from the food processer in to a airtight container, for storage put this dry rub into some place dry after use.

This Marinate steak Sauce Recipe is the best steak marinade sauce I have ever tasted

Ingredients Needed:

1/3 cup. Sherry
1/3 cup. Soy Sauce
1/3 cup. Vegetable Oil
4 tbsp. Honey
2 tbsp. Grated Ginger Root
1 tbsp. Garlic Minced

Prep Instructions:

In a medium bowl mix and whisk together sherry, soy sauce, vegetable oil, honey, ginger, and garlic. Marinate steaks for at least 4 hours before grilling.

Lemon Chicken Barbecue Sauce

Recipe Ingredients:

1 tsp. Minced Garlic
1/2 tsp. Salt
2 tbsp. Extra-Virgin Olive Oil
2 tbsp. Chicken Stock
1/2 cup. Freshly Squeezed Lemon Juice
2 tbsp. Chopped Onion
1/2 tsp. Ground Black Pepper
1/2 tsp. Dried Thyme

Recipe Instructions:

Combine garlic, salt and oil in small bowl. Stir in remaining ingredients and chill for 24 hours before using.

This is an especially good marinade for chicken prior to barbecuing. Marinate for several hours, then barbecue over low coals for 25 to 30 minutes or until done, turning frequently and basting occasionally with
rest of sauce.