Recipe: Barbeque sauce

To be honest, it was hard to come up with a recipe for barbeque sauce.  It's one of those things that after a while, you can just wing it - you have a few ingredients that are the major players (ketchup, molasses/brown sugar, Worcester sauce), then you have all the others which come into play depending on your available supplies, taste, and the end usage in mind.  To come up with this recipe, I actually had to document my actions while I threw it together.  I took care to make it somewhat of a "standard" recipe, so it is versatile to most situations, but tweak it as the event demands.  If you are cooking along an Asian barbeque theme, add some teriyaki, sriracha or any other condiment that appeals to you.  Some baby back ribs on a bit of a Hawaiian theme might want a little pineapple juice.  I purposely didn't use fresh garlic or onion because it's unlikely you will make exactly the amount you need, and this way any leftover sauce will keep very will in the fridge.  As well, I find that when a sauce has chunks of garlic in it, the chunks end up burning, so by using powder, the sauce will cook evenly.  Have fun with it.

You will need:

500ml / 2C                   ketchup

125ml / 1/2C                molasses 

60ml / 1/4C                  brown sugar

15ml / 1Tbs                  Worcester sauce

15ml / 1Tbs                  soy sauce

10ml / 2tsp                   smoked paprika

7.5ml / 1.5tsp               ground black pepper

7.5ml / 1.5tsp               ground cumin

7.5ml / 1.5tsp               garlic powder

7.5ml / 1.5tsp               onion powder

pinch                            cayenne

to taste                         kosher salt

Method:

 - whisk all ingredients together well (except salt)

 - check taste and make any adjustments

 - season with salt

 - use