Rootbeer BBQ Sauce
Upper 70's and a light wind made all the grills come out this afternoon in the neighborhood. I had ribs in a brine last night and started in the crockpot so all I had to do was take them out and put on the grill to soak in bbq sauce and grill until the edges were a nice crisp sugar crunch and the top soaking into the rib meat which was ready to fall off the bones. I created a new recipe for the sauce using rootbeer. I had gotten a 2-liter bottle as a part of a free promotion and it was sitting unused so it was time to put it to work.
Rootbeer BBQ Sauce
1 cup rootbeer
1 cup ketchup
1/4 cup molasses
2 tbsp dark brown sugar
1/2 tsp garlic powder
1/2 tsp onion powder
1/4 tsp ginger
1/4 tsp red pepper flakes
Mix all the ingredients in a small saucepan. Heat until it starts to
thicken.
Nice brine recipe! Love ribs! Bet they were good.
ReplyDeletelove homemade BBQ sauce. this looks like a great combination of flavors.
ReplyDeleteI was really pleased with the flavors and how it turned out.
ReplyDeleteI created a recipe on Rootbeer BBQ sauce last summer for Duluth Superior Magazine (MN). You can find my take at www.duluthsuperiormagazine.com "One More Bite". I too used ribs but country style. I used honey as the sweetener and smoked paprika and garlic for some kick. Looks like you may have earned your "red badge of honor". Thanks for sharing!
ReplyDeleteI love your column! I have it saved to my favorite places. I hope you're ok up there. I've seen lots of pictures and none of them look good.
DeleteI love a bbq sauce with molasses in it! I've never tried one with Rootbeer. Sounds good!
ReplyDeleteEnjoy!
DeleteI have been actively looking for a good BBQ sauce. I think I've found it. I never would have thought to add rootbeer. I'm anxious to try it.
ReplyDeleteI hope you enjoy it as much as I did!
DeleteIt's definitely going to be great grilling weather these next couple of weeks! Hopefully gonna be trying this soon =)
ReplyDeleteEnjoy! Yes the weather has gotten steamy hot so it's a good time to cook outside. :-)
DeleteWhat an interesting recipe. Definitely going to try this, this summer
ReplyDeleteI love RootBeer and tolerate BBQ. I might just have to try this sometime. I am a little nervous about the garlic powder and onion powder though. Otherwise, it seems like it should be pretty good.
ReplyDeleteYou could try leaving them out. I'd cut down the brown sugar then to 1 tbsp so it wasn't too sweet
DeleteI just made this sauce this past weekend and am absolutely in love. The sweet from the root beer and the subtle ginger spice made everyone sing its praises. Thank you!
ReplyDeleteThanks for letting me know. I'm glad to hear it was a hit!
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