A 21st BBQ part two
So the bbq side is easy, right? All you need is a couple of kilos each of sausages and steaks, a few dozen meat skewers, and the same for rissoles. Well, yes, but how boring is plain barbequed meat? Marinades, my friends, we need marinades, and sauces, and homemade is always better, but that doesn’t mean there aren’t shortcuts available.
Bnet’s discussion on marinades tells us that marinades date back to the 1600s when fish were cured in brine, however today they are used for so much more. One of my favourite homemade marinades for steak comes from the US:
1 cup Jack Daniels Sour mash whiskey
1/2 cup peanut oil
1/2 cup cider vinegar
1/2 cup tomato sauce
2 tablespoons nutmeg ground fresh
3 tablespoons instant coffee powder
1/4 cup honey
3 tablespoons salt
2 teaspoons Tabasco sauce
3 tablespoons lemon juice fresh only
2 teaspoons black pepper
2 tablespoons cloves ground
Preparation:
Mix all liquid ingredients together in a sauce pan over med-heat. Add dry ingredients and continue to stir for 1-min. Reduce heat to Simmer for 5-mins., then remove from heat. Pour over meats, poultry, or mushrooms, cover, and then refrigerate for 4-24 hours. Use as a basting sauce or as a dipping sauce.
Sauces have been around almost forever, it seems, this article gives you a good all round view of many types of sauces, and tomato sauces were first made by the ancient South Americans. I cheat and use a basic pasta sauce as a base for a variety of bbq sauces, including this one:
Homemade BBQ sauce:
500g tomato pasta sauce
1 clove of garlic, crushed
Half an onion, finely diced
Two tablespoons Stones green ginger wine
¼ cup Worcestershire sauce
Put all ingredients into a larger pan, and simmer, til onion is soft and transparent. Take the lid off, and continue to simmer til sauce reduces and thickens. Cool and pour sauce into serving bottles.
September 20th, 2008 at 4:33 pm
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– Laura
September 21st, 2008 at 9:23 am
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