Barbecue: three ideas for using the popular American sauce on the grill | the Chronicle

The barbecue O barbecue it is one of the most popular sauces in the world. Its origin dates back to the cooking style of the pre-Hispanic populations who prepared meat on the grill and used it to marinate it.

The barbecue sauce native United States and incorporated new ingredients and sauces for meat and smoked, such as mustard or ketchup. It has long since ceased to be this foreign preparation at Argentinian tables.

Today there are different versions of this sauce which is made in Virginia, Missouri, Alabama O Luisana. The first one barbecue of which there are records dating from 1909 in Atlanta with “Georgia Barbecue Sauce Company”.

This first recorded version was made with vinegar, mustard, tomato and hot sauce. It was not until 1948 that the Heinz company launched the first barbecue sauce.

Ingredients for the sauce

• A purple onion.

• Two cloves of garlic.

• Tomato concentrate (three tablespoons).

• Ketchup (three tablespoons).

• Worcester sauce (one tablespoon).

• Honey (two tablespoons).

• Olive oil (a tablespoon).

• Sugar (one tablespoon)

• Seasonings: paprika, salt and black pepper.

preperation

1. Cut the onion and garlic cloves into very fine pieces. Fry them at low temperature in olive oil, add sugar and mix from time to time until they form a caramel.
2. Add salt and pepper. Remove from fire.
3. Add the ketchup, tomato paste, honey, paprika, Worcester sauce and mix everything together.

What can I use barbecue sauce for?

With the recipe of barbecue sauce to make at home, you can add it to different cuts of meat on the grill or use it on vegetables.

1. BBQ pork ribs

Pork ribs are ideal for eating with your hands and enjoying a Sunday with family or friends. You only need two kilos of ribs, comb them with the sauce and grill them for about 15 minutes covered with a roasting pan. Then turn, place more barbecue and cook for another ten minutes.

It is a very good option because it does not take too long to cook and can be served on a plate with other sauces or good fries.

2. BBQ Bondiola

For this second option you will need a kilo of bondiola (the quantity is to taste and according to the number of guests), paint it with the barbecue and cook, then flip and add the rest of the sauce so that the flavor is even. With this dish you can make delicious sandwiches.

Another option is to cook the bondiola by cutting it into steaks and sending it to a pan with butter and oil. Let the meat brown and season. Add the barbecue sauce and cook over medium heat until it takes on a consistency and serve.

3. BBQ vegetables

In the latter option, you can use all kinds of vegetables: eggplants, pumpkins, peppers of all colors, zucchini, potatoes, among others. As with meat, we paint them with the barbecue and we take them to the grill.

Once they’re golden, flip over and add more barbecue sauce. It will be necessary to pay attention to the cooking time, because some vegetables cook faster than others.