Best BBQ/Barbecue/Barbacoa sauce

[Napoleon]

I saw liquid smoke at both Jumbo and Disco

You might literally be drawn & quartered for making this kind of statement on a real BBQ board.


BBQ SAUCE:

Depending on what you're looking for, it can be easy to make... IF you can find "Tomato Sauce". This was 3 8oz cans for a dollar at my local grocery store in Texas, but here it's probably impossible to find.

Here's a thread with various recipes.

http://forums.hornfans.com/php/wwwt...5915452&page=1&view=collapsed&sb=5&o=0&fpart=

And another thread:

http://www.shaggybevo.com/board/sho...uce-suggestion-recipe.?highlight=sauce+recipe

I made this recipe. It's from one of the classic Central Texas BBQ joints.

City Market in Luling
1 8oz. can of tomato sauce
¼ cup of mustard
1 teaspoon of Louisiana Hot Sauce (or to taste depending on the amount of spice you want)
5 Tablespoons of brown sugar
½ teaspoon black pepper
1 Tablespoon vinegar

I added dripping from the brisket that I was smoking as well as a little bit of the dripping from the spare ribs that I smoked. It would be entirely too spicy for the people from Buenos Aires, but I really like it.

But good smoked BBQ doesn't need sauce. Still, if you want to make a chopped beef sandwich, a little sauce is nice.


Oh, and this site has tons of tips. Mainly for smoking things, but perhaps some other recipes as well.

http://www.virtualweberbullet.com/cook.html

 

[mini]

Can you tell me what you mean by "tomato sauce"?

ETA: never mind. I googled it. Can you substitute tomato paste? I guess it's not exactly the same, but you could try.

 

[MizzMarr]

Can you tell me what you mean by "tomato sauce"?

ETA: never mind. I googled it. Can you substitute tomato paste? I guess it's not exactly the same, but you could try.

If you water down tomato paste you essentially get tomato sauce. Just use water to get your desired thickness.

 

[mini]

If you water down tomato paste you essentially get tomato sauce. Just use water to get your desired thickness.

Aha! Or so I thought too. Apparently it seems to have some sort of spices in it as well:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tomato_sauce#United_States

You learn something new every day!

Yesterday I learned that Lady Gaga is controlled by the Illuminati via her dreams. Today I learned sometimes tomato sauce ain't just tomato sauce.

 

[Zackdotcom]

Ive got dry rubs that mixed with rendered onions and a bottle of ketchup and a dash of red wine vinegar makes a kick ass sauce!

 

[Quinn]

Sorry, just my opinion, but a BBQ sauce should not be so heavily tomato based. I'll admit, I'll take it over the heavy-vinegar sauces from Carolina, but a tomato heavy sauce is pretty far down my list.

 

[Quinn]

I finally got around to making my own sauce. Was able to find all the ingredients I needed due to all the feedback on this site...thanks!


For this batch, I went with a Louisiana style sauce/meal. The sauce is my regular recipe, only it has a few extra ingredients you'd find in Louisiana cooking.

Here's a pick...

Ribs: 6 hour slow smoked ribs, meat fallin' off the bone.

Sides:
Roasted garlic mashed potatoes
Maque choux

Sauce: my own recipe