Anyone make their own barbecue sauce?

Beerbecue · 03-14-2011, 08:48 PM

I like to make my own sauce if I have the time and when i do I always leave out the liquid smoke flavor so common in BBQ sauces in favor of my hard won natural smoke flavor.So do you make your own tomato based or do you use other fruits and sugars?

cpw · 03-14-2011, 08:50 PM

Check out this thread:

http://www.bbq-brethren.com/forum/sh...ad.php?t=99442

It's awesome!

Mr. Bo · 03-14-2011, 08:58 PM

cpw got that right.

Last weekend I tried some home made apple bbq sauce that I got from HUCKS in Trade round 30. It was some good stuff!

barbefunkoramaque · 03-14-2011, 09:14 PM

Hoosier Chef · 03-14-2011, 09:24 PM

A better question would be....Does anyone not make their own?

GreenDrake · 03-14-2011, 10:10 PM

Absolutely, I use a couple different methods, including one from Raichlen's book. I then tweak the flavor profile significantly for my own tastes. I do use liquid smoke as well, when mixing a sweet and smoky sauce. Nothing on the shelf can compare.

BlueHowler · 03-14-2011, 10:13 PM

I make 98% of my own BBQ sauce and the other 2% is my own tweaking of a bottled sauce to make it better.

Most of the ones I make are tomato based but definitely never using, again I'll say never using liquid smoke. I'm a big fan of fruit based sauces especially on pork, chicken, and even fish.

The people that mass produce BBQ sauce are trying to appeal to as many people as will buy their product so I like to compare the sauces to music. There are hundreds of bands that appeal to several hundred thousand people but when you listen to them they lack something. When you listen to them you just say "how can anyone really like this band?"

I like to think most of my homemade sauces are the equivalent to bands like the Allman Brothers, Government Mule, and Lynyrd Skynyrd. Not everyone likes them but they rock and always deliver good tasteful music to those that do like them.

I make BBQ sauces to please my tastes and several of my close friends that truly understand and appreciate BBQ. I do not want to make a sauce that will appeal to some 18 year old city bred person that thinks a McRib is good BBQ.

peppasawce · 03-14-2011, 10:50 PM

I make my own all the time...I usually use crushed Tomatoes and Salsa to kick things off...I also include Sauteed Garlic, Red Bell Peppers, Celery, and Vidalia Onions

Wampus · 03-14-2011, 10:55 PM

YES.

I don't have my own original recipe necessarily, but I do make sauces from recipes that I like. My favorite is a SC mustard vinegar sauce that happens to be coming up NEXT in the thread cpw mentioned above:
http://www.bbq-brethren.com/forum/sh...ad.php?t=99442

Although I love some molasses based or tomato based sauces, my personal favorites are the mustard/vinegar sauces.

I also like a few commercial sauces (not that I've tried them all), but sometimes I doctor them. I like SBR's, but like to also add some cayenne and white vinegar to give it some 'snap'.

gtr · 03-14-2011, 11:37 PM

I normally make my own but I got some Blues Hog & Tennessee Red recently to check them out, which I will be doing this weekend. I tend to go for mustard sauces and vinegar sauces when making them, and I actually use very little sauce when you get down to it.

nitelightboy · 03-14-2011, 11:40 PM

I make my own. It's a mustard based sauce that's been in the family a few generations. Been working on a few different tomato based sauces though.

frognot · 03-15-2011, 02:05 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Hoosier Chef

A better question would be....Does anyone not make their own?

Yep, me. I've tried several times with different recipes but they're never anywhere as good as Blues Hog or Head country. Now rubs is another matter.

Hub · 03-15-2011, 07:04 AM

I frequently make my own and my wife and I are going to start on some fruit-based sauces soon. This is a lot of fun and a big part of the hobby for me.

For competition, I use commercial sauces. Reason: Consistency. I've found several that do well and that I can count on to produce good balance. None of them contain any extra smoke-flavor additives. A little smoke is a good thing, but not in the sauce.

Lake Dogs · 03-15-2011, 08:49 AM

Nope.

Actually, refer to infernooo's thread (listed earlier here). I too am of the opinion that
BBQ sauce should not have smoke flavor in it, and you'll see why if you read his
thread.

Best of luck.

spicewine · 03-15-2011, 09:22 AM

Sure do.

03-14-2011, 08:48 PM	#1
Beerbecue Full Fledged Farker Join Date: 08-21-10 Location: Sierra foothills	Anyone make their own barbecue sauce? I like to make my own sauce if I have the time and when i do I always leave out the liquid smoke flavor so common in BBQ sauces in favor of my hard won natural smoke flavor.So do you make your own tomato based or do you use other fruits and sugars?

03-14-2011, 08:50 PM	#2
cpw Babbling Farker Join Date: 02-28-11 Location: Savannah, Georgia Name/Nickname : Chad	Check out this thread: http://www.bbq-brethren.com/forum/sh...ad.php?t=99442 It's awesome! __________________ ________________ Outlaw 2860 Porch Model Lang 84 Deluxe Yoder YS640 Savannah, GA Yes, Dear BBQ on Facebook Proudly sponsored by Royal Oak Charcoal and The Atlanta BBQ store

03-14-2011, 08:58 PM	#3
Mr. Bo is one Smokin' Farker Join Date: 04-15-07 Location: Bisbee, AZ	cpw got that right. Last weekend I tried some home made apple bbq sauce that I got from HUCKS in Trade round 30. It was some good stuff! __________________ 55 gallon smokin' UDS BBQ Grillware gas grill Pit-Boss 700 Deluxe Traeger Lil Pig

03-14-2011, 09:14 PM	#4
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03-14-2011, 09:24 PM	#5
Hoosier Chef Got Wood. Join Date: 12-31-10 Location: Indianapolis, IN	A better question would be....Does anyone not make their own? __________________ [FONT=Trebuchet MS][SIZE=3][COLOR=red]Smokin' Hoosier BBQ Catering and Comp Team[/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=Georgia][COLOR=blue]12'x30" Dual Axle Smoker Trailer[/COLOR][/FONT] [FONT=Georgia][SIZE=1][COLOR=seagreen]KCBS Member #61221[/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT]

03-14-2011, 10:10 PM	#6
GreenDrake is One Chatty Farker Join Date: 06-21-10 Location: Right over there	Absolutely, I use a couple different methods, including one from Raichlen's book. I then tweak the flavor profile significantly for my own tastes. I do use liquid smoke as well, when mixing a sweet and smoky sauce. Nothing on the shelf can compare.

03-14-2011, 10:13 PM	#7
BlueHowler is one Smokin' Farker Join Date: 07-28-10 Location: Centennial, Colorado	I make 98% of my own BBQ sauce and the other 2% is my own tweaking of a bottled sauce to make it better. Most of the ones I make are tomato based but definitely never using, again I'll say never using liquid smoke. I'm a big fan of fruit based sauces especially on pork, chicken, and even fish. The people that mass produce BBQ sauce are trying to appeal to as many people as will buy their product so I like to compare the sauces to music. There are hundreds of bands that appeal to several hundred thousand people but when you listen to them they lack something. When you listen to them you just say "how can anyone really like this band?" I like to think most of my homemade sauces are the equivalent to bands like the Allman Brothers, Government Mule, and Lynyrd Skynyrd. Not everyone likes them but they rock and always deliver good tasteful music to those that do like them. I make BBQ sauces to please my tastes and several of my close friends that truly understand and appreciate BBQ. I do not want to make a sauce that will appeal to some 18 year old city bred person that thinks a McRib is good BBQ.

03-14-2011, 10:50 PM	#8
peppasawce is one Smokin' Farker Join Date: 07-08-09 Location: Columbia, Mississippi	I make my own all the time...I usually use crushed Tomatoes and Salsa to kick things off...I also include Sauteed Garlic, Red Bell Peppers, Celery, and Vidalia Onions __________________ Getting A smoke Ring is were it's at Yall

03-14-2011, 10:55 PM	#9
Wampus somebody shut me the fark up. Join Date: 06-05-09 Location: Mooresville, IN	YES. I don't have my own original recipe necessarily, but I do make sauces from recipes that I like. My favorite is a SC mustard vinegar sauce that happens to be coming up NEXT in the thread cpw mentioned above: http://www.bbq-brethren.com/forum/sh...ad.php?t=99442 Although I love some molasses based or tomato based sauces, my personal favorites are the mustard/vinegar sauces. I also like a few commercial sauces (not that I've tried them all), but sometimes I doctor them. I like SBR's, but like to also add some cayenne and white vinegar to give it some 'snap'. __________________ "Oh, I don’t reject Christ. I love Christ. It’s just that so many of you Christians are so unlike Christ." -Mahatma Gandhi

03-14-2011, 11:37 PM	#10
gtr somebody shut me the fark up. Join Date: 10-16-10 Location: Culver City, CA	I normally make my own but I got some Blues Hog & Tennessee Red recently to check them out, which I will be doing this weekend. I tend to go for mustard sauces and vinegar sauces when making them, and I actually use very little sauce when you get down to it. __________________ 50" Klose BYC, Spitjack XB85, 22.5 WSM, Backwoods Chubby, UDS, WRK, 26" & 22.5" Weber Kettles, Jumbo Joe, WGA, WSJ/MUDS, Kanka Grill, a piece of expanded metal I throw over the fire pit sometimes, Stealthy Black & Vol Orange Thermapens Displaced East Tennesseean Proud recipient of a Tick Former outlaw MOINK baller, now IMBAS Certified, but still lookin' over my shoulder. "Relax, it's only BBQ." - Bigmista, 2013 Avatar by my son! WTFWGALD?

03-14-2011, 11:40 PM	#11
nitelightboy Knows what a fatty is. Join Date: 06-12-10 Location: Bluffton, IN	I make my own. It's a mustard based sauce that's been in the family a few generations. Been working on a few different tomato based sauces though.

03-15-2011, 07:04 AM	#13
Hub Full Fledged Farker Join Date: 09-01-10 Location: Lincolnton, NC	I frequently make my own and my wife and I are going to start on some fruit-based sauces soon. This is a lot of fun and a big part of the hobby for me. For competition, I use commercial sauces. Reason: Consistency. I've found several that do well and that I can count on to produce good balance. None of them contain any extra smoke-flavor additives. A little smoke is a good thing, but not in the sauce. __________________ [FONT=Impact][SIZE=3][COLOR=red]Committed Pellethead[/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT] KCBS MCBJ & CTC Memphis Advantage NOS American Made Traeger 075 Weber Performer Author of [I][FONT=Times New Roman]Burn It In The Back Yard[/FONT][/I] Grillin' and Smokin' like crazy for over 40 years :whoo: [COLOR=red][I]There's No Smoke Alarm In My Outdoor Kitchen![/I][/COLOR]

03-15-2011, 08:49 AM	#14
Lake Dogs Quintessential Chatty Farker Join Date: 07-14-09 Location: Lake Sinclair, GA Name/Nickname : Hance	Nope. Actually, refer to infernooo's thread (listed earlier here). I too am of the opinion that BBQ sauce should not have smoke flavor in it, and you'll see why if you read his thread. Best of luck. __________________ Hance - MiM/MBN/GBA CBJ and comp cook Lake Sinclair, GA (strategically about an hour from darn near anywhere) My competition daze are probably behind me now; I pretty much cook for family, friends, and frankly the peace and solitude I get from smokin' on an offset... Was Lang 84DX, now Bubba Grills 250R and many Weber grills

03-15-2011, 09:22 AM	#15
spicewine Babbling Farker Join Date: 09-13-04 Location: Columbia Missouri	Sure do. __________________ The "Sauce Whisperer" SPICEWINE IRONWORKS Award Winning Smokers, Sauces and Spices Columbia Missouri www.spicewineironworks.com PERFECT 180 CHICKEN 2011 1ST. PLACE PORK AMERICAN ROYAL (OPEN) 2012 PERFECT SCORE180 IN RIBS 2013 BEST SAUCE IN THE WORLD ( BLUE COLLAR ) AMERICAN ROYAL 2009 & 2017 BEST RUB IN THE WORLD ( HEFFER DUST ) AMERICAN ROYAL 2007 MOFO Chapter CISC Master BBQ Chef

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