West Texas Barbecue Sauce Recipes

TEXAS-STYLE BBQ SAUCE

Steps:

• In a large saucepan, heat butter over medium heat. Add onion; cook and stir 2-3 minutes or until tender. Add garlic; cook 1 minute longer. Stir in remaining ingredients; bring to a boil. Reduce heat; simmer, uncovered, 15-20 minutes to allow flavors to blend.

WEST TEXAS BARBECUE SAUCE

Steps:

• 1. In a medium bowl whisk together the ingredients in the order they are listed.
• 2. I enjoy using a mortar and pestle to grind the black pepper and cumin fresh but you can use pre-ground pepper and cumin.
• 3. Simmer over low heat for 10 minutes (optional).

WEST TEXAS BBQ SAUCE

Steps:

• Steep star anise in warm sesame oil for 5-10 minutes, do not let anise fry then remove the Star Anise. (Chinese Railroad worker method).
• Combine onion in Star anise sesame oil under medium high heat and cook onion until starts to become clear.
• Add garlic and cook until the garlic becomes aromatic
• Add tomato paste and vinegar and cook for 2 minutes then reduce heat to simmer.
• stir every 10 to 15 seconds until done.
• add apricot or wild plumb jelly.
• Continue stirring.
• add sage.
• add salt and pepper to taste.
• add chili powder. You can add more or less depending on taste and heat desired heat ( add Jalapeno if desire hot BBQ).
• add Honey if desired for sweeter BBQ.
• add lime juice.
• continue to simmer while stirring until reduced to desired consistency.
• Use blender or immersion hand bender mixer to purify. Pass through fine sieve if desire extra smooth style texture like commercial bottled bbq.
• Goes best with Wild Foul, pork, Turkey or chicken. Plum version is better with Beef, Deer or Buffalo.

TEXAS BBQ SAUCE

Steps:

• In a medium saucepan, melt butter over medium heat. Add the onion and a pinch of salt and cook, stirring occasionally, until soft, about 5 minutes. Reduce the heat to medium-low and add the paprika, chili powder, tomato sauce, tomato paste, molasses, Worcestershire sauce, and chipotle, whisking to combine. Bring to a gentle simmer and cook, stirring occasionally, until the flavors come together, about 30 minutes.
• Remove from the heat and blend or puree until smooth. Stir in the lemon juice and season to taste with salt and pepper. Use immediately or store in the refrigerator for up to 1 month.

TEXAS BEEF BARBECUE

Steps:

• Cut roast in half; place in a 5-qt. slow cooker. Combine the V8 juice, water, vinegar, ketchup, Worcestershire sauce, brown sugar and seasonings; pour over roast. Cover and cook on low 8-10 hours or until meat is tender. , Remove meat and shred with 2 forks; return to slow cooker and heat through. Spoon 1/2 cup meat mixture onto each roll.

TEXAS STYLE BABY BACK RIBS

Steps:

• Cover the ribs in a light coat of mustard. You can either cover all sides, or simply just the top meat side.
• Combine the rub ingredients in a small bowl. Sprinkle half a cup of the rub evenly over the ribs. Use your hands to rub the mix into the mustard. Wrap the ribs in aluminum foil and place in the refrigerator either overnight, or a couple of hours before cooking.
• Heat up your charcoal grill with the coals all at one end (otherwise known as 2-zone cooking, or indirect grilling). Aim to heat up your grill's ambient temperature to 225°F.
• Place the ribs (still in aluminum foil) on the grill side without hot coals underneath it. Cover the grill and leave the ribs to cook for 90 minutes.
• Remove the ribs from he grill and unwrap the foil. Apply the remaining rub mixture, and transfer the ribs back to the grill (don't re-wrap the ribs), over indirect heat again. Cover the grill and cook for 10 further minutes, turn the ribs over and then cook for 10 minutes more.
• Remove from grill, wrap in aluminum foil and leave to rest for 10-20 minutes.
• Unwrap foil and serve ribs with your choice of BBQ sauce and sides.

TEXAS BBQ SAUCE RECIPE

Steps:

• First, mix the ground coffee, chili peppers, pepper flakes, salt, and sugar, and blend well.
• Separately, mix the tomato paste with the other wet ingredients which are vinegar, Worcestershire sauce, garlic and onions.
• Combine the dry and wet ingredients in a sauce pan, and simmer for about 20 minutes on low heat.
• Puree all the ingredients together, and then go back and simmer the mix again.
• Allow for the sauce to thicken, or serve at room temperature.

TEXAS BARBECUE SAUCE

Steps:

• Melt butter in medium saucepan over medium heat. Add garlic; stir 30 seconds. Stir in ketchup and all remaining ingredients. Bring to boil. Reduce heat to medium-low; simmer until reduced to 1 1/3 cups, stirring occasionally, about 15 minutes. Season with salt and pepper. do ahead Can be made 1 week ahead. Cool slightly, cover, and chill.
• Dried, smoked jalapeños in a spicy tomato sauce called adobo; available at some supermarkets and at Latin markets.