My husband smoked a Pork Shoulder on his Traeger Smoker this weekend, and I decided I would make two different sauces for the smokey, rich and delicious meat!
They are both delicious as hell and very different. I tried to remember every ingredient, but don't blame me if I missed something! My husbands favorite is the Piquant and mine is the Strawberry Root Beer Sauce.
They are both delicious as hell and very different. I tried to remember every ingredient, but don't blame me if I missed something! My husbands favorite is the Piquant and mine is the Strawberry Root Beer Sauce.
Piquant Barbecue Sauce Top Photo, Root Beer Sauce the second one
Piquant Barbecue Sauce1 cup apple cider vinegar
1/2 cup yellow mustard (measure this, I was dumb and didn't)
1/4 cup finely minced onion
2 cloves garlic minced well
1/2 tsp black pepper
1 tbl Worcestershire Sauce
1/2 cup brown sugar (you may add more to taste after it cooks awhile)
1/2 tsp Cayenne
1/2 tsp garlic salt
Tabasco Sauce to taste (I put a fair amount in)
1/2 cup catsup
4 tbl molasses
1/4 cup tomato paste
Place all ingredients into a saucepan and let cook for an hour or more on low. Stir often.
Taste often and adjust to your own tastes. I will last a long time in the fridge due to the acid content.
The second sauce I absolutely pulled out of my ass. I had an idea and ran with it. I knew I wanted a sweeter sauce with fruit. I also cheated a bit and added some smokey barbecue sauce at the end to thicken it up. This one is my favorite of the two and is a beautiful color. The root beer gives it a nice and bright flavor.
Strawberry Root Beer Barbecue Sauce
1 12oz bottle of regular root beer (get a good quality one)
1.5 cup strawberries, cored and chopped medium
1/4 cup onion, diced small
1/4 balsamic vinegar
4 tbl Molasses
1/4 cup catsup
1 bottle of your favorite barbecue sauce
Pour your bottle of root beer into a non stick sauce pan on low, and let reduce by half, it will take a good 30 minutes
Add the strawberries, onion, balsamic, catsup and molasses
Let cook together for 15 minutes or so
Add a 1/2 to 1 bottle of your favorite barbecue sauce, mix well and let continue to cook for another few minutes
Taste and add seasoning/ingredients as needed
Using an immersion blender, blend until smooth
8 comments:
Oh the strawbery root beer BBQ sauce sounds great. Wonderful flavors!
That BBQ sauce & that strawberry root beer sauce look OUTSTANDING!!! Waw, ...Cheryl!!
Just look at the stunning colour on that pork meat!
Wow! Wow! and more Wows!
I'll be right over. My husband would love to have a taste of either sauce. Yum!
They both sound wonderful but the strawberry root beer sounds otherworldly. I've bookmarked it to try the next time we have a gang over. I hope you are having a wonderful day. Blessings...Mary
I love bbq sauce of all kinds.
My vote would go with the piquant, but the strawberry root beer sounds lovely - even if you did pull it out of your arse. :-)
thats a great barbecue sauce! thanks for sharing! Its always nice to find a new bbq sauce recipe!
Cheers
Dennis
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