I really love this barbecue sauce. There are loads of layers of flavors that make it truly insane. Although there are lots of ingredients it doesn’t take long at all to whip up. I think if you’re going to make this you may as well make a lot so that it’s in the fridge and on hand when you next need a huge flavor kick. The results are incredible, so it’s worth the time and effort to get it right.
Blitz the onion, garlic and chillies together in a food processor until you’ve got a really fine paste. Pour a lug of olive oil into a pan and gently fry this paste for 5 minutes on a low heat to really get the flavors going.
While that’s happening, add all your herbs and spices to the food processor, then peel in strips of orange zest using a speed peeler (you don’t want any white pith) and blitz up really well. Add this puréed mixture to the pan and cook for another minute. Add the sugar, stir in well and cook for a few more minutes, until it begins to dissolve and you get a thick brown paste. Pour in 285ml of water and cook for 2 more minutes, then squeeze in the juice of both your oranges and add all the remaining ingredients. Stir well and bring everything to the boil, then turn down the heat a touch and simmer for 5 to 10 minutes, until the mixture starts to thicken slightly.
Pour the sauce slowly through a fine sieve into a large bowl and get rid of any larger bits left behind in the sieve. Rinse the sieve and pass the sauce through the sieve again so it’s really silky.
Leave to cool completely, then either divide the sauce between jars or get marinating straight away. Once it’s in the fridge, you’ll have about a week or so to use up the rest of the sauce. If you want to keep it for longer, you’ll have to sterilize some jars. It’s dead easy. Either put them in the sink along with their lids and cover them completely with boiling water from the kettle; or fill a really large pan with water, bring it to the boil, then immerse the jars and lids and continue to boil for 10 minutes; or, if you’ve got a good dishwasher with a really hot cycle, run them through that.
Pour the sauce into your sterilized jar, screw the lid on tightly, and immerse the jar completely in a pan of boiling water for 10 minutes. Let it cool, then put it into the fridge or a cool dark cupboard until you need it. It should keep for about 6 months, no problem.
ingredients
Ingredients:
For the paste:
• 1 medium onion, peeled and quartered
• 10 cloves of garlic, peeled
• 2 fresh red chillies, stalks removed
• olive oil
Herbs and spices:
• 10 sprigs of fresh thyme or lemon thyme, leaves picked
• 10 sprigs of fresh rosemary, leaves picked
• a small bunch of fresh coriander
• 10 bay leaves
• 1 teaspoon cumin seeds
• 2 tablespoons fennel seeds
• 2 tablespoons smoked paprika
• 6 cloves
To finish:
• zest and juice of 2 oranges
• 200g soft brown sugar
• 6 tablespoons balsamic vinegar
• 200ml tomato ketchup
• 2 tablespoons Worcestershire sauce
• 2 teaspoons English mustard
200ml apple juice
1 teaspoon sea salt
1 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
tried this recipe or a similar one? share your tips...
1. by Elizabeth on Mon 07 Nov 2011 @ 10:58
I added whisky and then used the empty half-jack bottle to store the sauce. (I only used about 1/4 cup whisky but that was the end if the bottle.)
2. by sam on Tue 04 Oct 2011 @ 16:56
mmm... i recommend less sugar in the bbq sauce since it is really sweet.
3. by Guy on Sat 23 Jul 2011 @ 18:22
Indeed epic. Whilst on holiday, I have just found myself having to use Apple & Mango juice instead (nowt else around). Have to say that it adds yet another dimension to an already spot-on recipe.
4. by connal on Fri 29 Apr 2011 @ 16:46
Rather than chucking the residue left in the sieve I dried it very slowly in the oven and ground it with mortar and pestle. It makes a great bbq spice for rolling chicken in before cooking.
5. by jeff on Fri 29 Apr 2011 @ 14:37
I have just made a batch of this to go with the competition chicken recipe from the same book and it is a killer sauce.<br />
Sterilizing a couple of old hot sauce sauce bottles now as I don't want to waste a single drop.<br />
I have tried a lot of BBQ sauce recipes and nothing comes close to this.<br />
The whole book is awesome.<br />
Big thanks mate.
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I added whisky and then used the empty half-jack bottle to store the sauce. (I only used about 1/4 cup whisky but that was the end if the bottle.)
mmm... i recommend less sugar in the bbq sauce since it is really sweet.
Indeed epic. Whilst on holiday, I have just found myself having to use Apple & Mango juice instead (nowt else around). Have to say that it adds yet another dimension to an already spot-on recipe.
Rather than chucking the residue left in the sieve I dried it very slowly in the oven and ground it with mortar and pestle. It makes a great bbq spice for rolling chicken in before cooking.
I have just made a batch of this to go with the competition chicken recipe from the same book and it is a killer sauce.<br /> Sterilizing a couple of old hot sauce sauce bottles now as I don't want to waste a single drop.<br /> I have tried a lot of BBQ sauce recipes and nothing comes close to this.<br /> The whole book is awesome.<br /> Big thanks mate.