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Post by steve on Apr 10, 2011 19:16:59 GMT -5
Wanted to experiment with a new Carolina BBQ sauce. As usual I cannibalized a few recipes & added one ingredient of my own.
1 cup catsup
1 cup cider or any fruit based vinegar
1 cup balsamic vinegar
1 cup brown sugar
2/3 cup water
1/2 tsp salt.
1/2 to full teaspoon cayenne pepper or red pepper flakes.
(Anything you like to add a kick is fine like chipotle or
habanero)
Bring to a boil & reduce to the consistency you like. Great for pulled pork!
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Post by Granny Smith on Apr 10, 2011 21:02:02 GMT -5
As usual I cannibalized a few recipes & added one ingredient of my own. That's pretty much my method for creating new recipes, too, but I never heard it put quite that way.  I'll have to get some balsamic vinegar and try it. |
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Post by Valerie on Apr 15, 2011 7:35:51 GMT -5
Thanks, Steve! Carolina is my favorite kind of sauce. It's yummy on chicken, too.
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Post by steve on Apr 28, 2011 20:10:03 GMT -5
I really liked the twist the balsamic gave the sauce which was my lil personal addition  An elderly fella I was talking to told me that he keeps his very simple. 1 cup catsup, water, brown sugar & cider vinegar. He said take that & run with where ya wanna go so thats how I came up with that. I wanted to do something different than my chipotle heat which I have used in the past 3 sauces so I did this with cayenne. |
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Post by Granny Smith on Apr 28, 2011 20:19:33 GMT -5
Steve, have you ever tried adding smoked paprika to it? I like that if I'm cooking indoors. On the grill or smoker it isn't necessary.
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Post by steve on Apr 28, 2011 20:29:16 GMT -5
Gayle you just made me scratch my head a bit cause I have never seen that. 1/3 off my bbq rub is probably paprika so that makes total sense. I wonder if I could make my own when I smoke jalapenos then dry it down. I will have to keep a lookout for some. I am gonna be making different sauces till November so I need all the ideas I can get! Thanks!
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Post by Granny Smith on Apr 28, 2011 20:43:44 GMT -5
I'd heard of it on cooking shows, but never saw it in stores, so I ordered some. I'm glad I got a pound of it, I've been using it a lot! Here's where I ordered it from~ www.atlanticspice.com/store/gourmet-spices-bulk,category.asp I'm saving up to get more spices from them. They have a $30 minimum order. |
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Post by steve on Apr 28, 2011 21:14:04 GMT -5
OMG! Its been driving me crazy how much I spend for spices for bbq & everything else. There is no way I could ever beat these prices cause even when I buy them at the restaurant outlet they are 5 times these prices. This is the best forum in the whole wide world.....for cooks |
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An elderly fella I was talking to told me that he keeps his very simple. 1 cup catsup, water, brown sugar & cider vinegar. He said take that & run with where ya wanna go so thats how I came up with that. I wanted to do something different than my chipotle heat which I have used in the past 3 sauces so I did this with cayenne.