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.

Tail Gate Barbeque Sauce

Ingredients:

1 (14 oz.) Bottle Ketchup
2/3 cup. Chili Sauce
1/3 cup. Hot Mustard
1 tbsp. Soy Sauce
1/4 cup. Worcestershire Sauce
4 Dashes Tabasco Sauce
3/4 cup. Brown Sugar
1/4 cup. Vinegar
1 tbsp. Lemon Juice
1/2 tsp. Black Pepper
1 tbsp. Vegetable Oil
1/2 cup. Beer

Instructions:

Mix all ingredients thoroughly. Simmer 15 minutes in large saucepan. This is a hot spicy sauce. If you prefer it a little milder, substitute regular mustard for the hot mustard and cut down on the Worcestershire sauce.If you have a flavorizer bar on your grill, toss in some wood chips for extra flavor.

Sweet And Zesty Barbeque Sauce

Ingredients:

1 14 oz. Bottled Ketchup
1/2 cup. Vinegar
2 tsp. Dried Mustard
4 tbsp. Worcestershire Sauce
3 tbsp. Liquid Smoke
1/2 can. Coke Soda
3/4 cup. Brown Sugar

Instructions:

Combine all these ingredients in a saucepan and Simmer all for 40 minutes stirring occational to blend together, when thickened remove from heat and let cool, frigerator overnight and keep in storage for latter use. This is a very good sweet and zesty baebeque sauce.

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.

This is a traditional country barbeque sauce recipe for good down home grilling.

Ingredients:

1 cup. tomato juice
1/2 cup. water
1/2 cup. ketchup
1/2 cup. vinegar
3 tbsp. Worcestershire sauce
1 cup. brown sugar
1 tbsp. paprika
1 tsp. dry mustard
1/4 tsp. chili powder
1/8 tsp. cayenne pepper
1 cup. Maple Syrup

Instructions:

Add all the ingredients in to a medium saucepan stir and heat on a medium high heat til blended, simmer for 15 minutes stirring occasonaly remove from heat and apply by basting the country barbeque sauce on raw or already bbq grilled foods.

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.

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.

Chinese Chicken Marinade

INGREDIENTS:

2    tbs. Oil
2    tbs. Ketchup
2    tbs. Chili Sauce
1/4  cup. Honey
1/4  tsp. Cayenne Pepper
1/2  tsp. Salt
1/2  tsp. Ground Ginger
1/4  tsp. Granulated Garlic

INSTRUCTIONS:

Appetizer: 5 Pound chicken parts
Dinner:  one whole chicken
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Mix all the ingredients shown above mixing together in mixing bowl then add chicken parts to the mixture and let it marinade for two hours befor using it for grilling, basting is opptioal, you can pour remainning sauce over the wings after grilling chicken for extra zing.
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For whole chicken: Put the chicken into a shallow baking pan, basting the chicken inside and out before you place it in the oven.  Pre set the oven at 300 degrees for 45-60 minutes basting with the extra sauce that you have left over every 15 minutes for coverage, after your 60 minutes are up do a temp check of 165 or better before carving for service.

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.