minow@decvax.UUCP (Martin Minow) (06/06/85)
A friend of mine has a number of Southern Baptist Preacher uncles who are very proud of their secret recipes for barbeque sauce. As a child, he hung out with them and learned the how and why. I copied down some notes after a whole-hog all-day picnic. "Barbeque is a process." The following is just the start of a recipe. When I made it, it had too much pepper and too much lemon, so you must be willing to experiment. Barbeque sauce is -- essentially -- a combination of tomatoe sauce and cookie spices. 2 large (2 lb, 3 oz == 1000 g.) Italian-style peeled tomatoes. 1 dl (1/3 cup) honey peel and juice of one lemon (lime might be interesting) 1 tbsp tarragon 1 tbsp basil 1 tbsp ground black pepper 1 tbsp allspice 1 tbsp thyme 1/2 tsp fennel big chunk fresh grated ginger chili peppers 2 cinnamon sticks 3 coriander seeds 3 tbsp Picapepper Sauce (cut back slightly from original) Simmer slowly several hours. Taste, improve, enjoy. Martin Minow decvax!minow