Maple Syrup Barbeque Sauce

Maple Syrup Barbeque Sauce

Ingredients:
1 cup pure maple syrup 2 tablespoons olive oil
1 cup ketchup 2 tablespoons Worcestershire sauce
1 cup minced onion 2 teaspoons chopped garlic

Directions:
1⁄cup brown sugar, packed 1 teaspoon salt
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1⁄cup cider vinegar 1⁄teaspoon hot sauce
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1⁄cup fresh lemon juice 2 teaspoons lemon zest
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1⁄cup water
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1In a large saucepan, combine all ingredients and bring to a boil.
2Reduce heat and simmer 20 minutes. Remove from heat; cool.
3Pour into food processor or blender and puree until smooth.
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Part III: The All-Important Sauce Story
Spiced Mustard Sauce
When you’re ready for something other than the common red barbecue
sauce, give this mustard version from Rich Allen of Dick’s Bodacious
Bar-B-Q, Inc., a whirl.
Preparation time:5 minutes
Cooking time:10 minutes
Yield:About 1 cup 1 tablespoon crushed red pepper
1⁄cup Dijon mustard 1 teaspoon garlic powder
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1⁄cup apple juice 1 teaspoon coarse ground black pepper
2
1⁄cup packed brown sugar
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1In a small saucepan, combine all ingredients.
2Simmer over medium heat for 10 minutes, stirring frequently with a whisk.
Use immediately or store in the refrigerator in an airtight container.
Bringing Fruit Flavor to Sauces
with Juices and Jams
Fruit offers a fuller-bodied kind of sweetness than does white
sugar, which has nothing but sucrose in its flavor profile. The extra
depth makes using fruit juices and jellies a fantastic way to
sweeten your sauces.
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Roger Mogg of the Smoky River BBQ Team cooked by feel until his wife
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