Sauce: Mutha Sauce
Source of Recipe
From "Dinosaur Bar-B-Que: An American Roadhouse"
List of Ingredients
- � cup vegetable oil
- 1 cup minced onion
- � cup minced green pepper
- 1 jalape�o pepper, seeded and minced
- Pinch each of kosher salt and black pepper
- 2 Tbsp minced garlic
- 1 can (28 ounces) tomato sauce
- 1 cup water
- � cup Worcestershire sauce
- � cup cider vinegar
- � cup lemon juice
- � cup molasses
- � cup cayenne pepper sauce
- � cup spicy brown mustard
- � cup dark brown sugar, packed
- 1 Tbsp chili powder
- 2 tsp coarsely ground black pepper
- � tsp ground allspice
- 1 Tbsp Liquid Smoke (optional)
Instructions
- Pour the oil into a large saucepan and set over medium-high heat. Toss in the onions, green peppers, and jalape�os and give them a stir. Season with a pinch of salt and pepper, and cook until soft and golden. Add the garlic and cook for 1 minute more. Dump in everything else except the liquid smoke.
- Bring to a boil, then lower the heat so the sauce simmers. Simmer for 10 minutes. Swirl in the liquid smoke and let the sauce cool. Pour it into a container, cover, and store in the refrigerator until ready to use.
Makes 6 to 7 cups.
VARIATION:
Hot BBQ Sauce:
Add 2 or 3 seeded minced Habanero peppers (about 1� teaspoons to 1 tablespoon) along with the onions, peppers, and jalape�os. Also add � teaspoon cayenne pepper along with the other ingredients for extra punch.
Final Comments
"Just like the name says, this is the basis -- the true mother of all the sauces in this book. It is a balanced blend of sweet, savory, spicy and smoky flavors that acts as our leapin' off point for creating a world of barbecue sensations. It can even stand alone as a traditional slatherin' sauce for ribs and chicken."
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