/ck/ - Food & Cooking

[Anonymous No.8580082]

How would one make classic American BBQ sauce at home? From what I understand the base ingredients are ketchup, mollasses and liquid smoke. Is there anything I'm missing? Can I substitute mollasses for something else, since I live in northern Europe mollasses isn't sold in stores and I would have to go out of my way and probably overpay to find it.

[Anonymous No.8580109]

>>8580082
There are many regional styles of BBQ sauce in the US.

The most generic one would be made from ketchup (or tomato paste), molasses, vinegar, and some seasonings (I'll list a recipe below). No self-respecting person ever uses liquid smoke. You really ought to see if you can find molasses since it just won't taste right without it. Closest substitute I can think of would be dark brown sugar.

1 cup ketchup
1 cup apple juice or pureed Granny Smith apples
1/3 cup apple cider vinegar
1/4 cup dark brown sugar
1 tb onion powder
2 tb tomato paste
1/4 cup molasses
2 tsp pepper
chili powder or cayenne pepper to taste (if you want it spicy)

Just combine everything in a saucepan and simmer it a bit until it thickens to your liking.

[Anonymous No.8580121]

>>8580109
Disregard this faggot, if it isn't smokey it's just ketchup with spices.

[Anonymous No.8580126]

>>8580109

Thanks. I just really love the taste of those basic BBQ sauces and want to experiment and see what can I do with it.

>No self-respecting person ever uses liquid smoke.

How am I supposed to get that smokey flavor? It's really one of the things that I like in the sauce.

[Anonymous No.8580131]

>>8580121
>>8580126

The smoke flavor is supposed to come from the fucking grill or smoker that you're using to cook your BBQ. You certainly don't need to add more to the sauce because you get actual smoke during the cooking process.

If you're not using an actual grill or smoker then you could add some liquid smoke.

[Anonymous No.8580143]

what is liquid smoke? Some kind of nog hot sauce thing?

[Anonymous No.8580190]

>>8580109
yeah don't listen to this asshole. Hatred for liquid smoke is meme-level faggotry. Liquid smoke when used right is a good ingredient and great for homemade bbq sauces.

[Anonymous No.8580221]

>>8580143
It's just a distillate of smoke. It's very strong, though, so be sure to use only a very small amount. Too much and the sauce will be acrid and inedible.

[Anonymous No.8580594]

>>8580190
>yeah don't listen to this asshole

Shut the fuck up.

You'll wish you had the .45 when the time comes. 9mm just won't cut it.

[Anonymous No.8580609]

>>8580131
>trying to rationalize not using liquid smoke

[Anonymous No.8580621]

>>8580609
liquid smoke is literal cancer

[Anonymous No.8580632]

>>8580621
How can a person have such strong feelings about an ingredient? Just like, don't use it dude.

[Anonymous No.8580643]

>>8580632
Probably tried using it once, ignored the instructions to only use literal drops at a time, ruined a moderately expensive rack of ribs, and made himself look like a fool in front of people he desperately wanted to impress.

[Anonymous No.8580649]

>>8580643
it tastes like cancer and it ruins everything it touches

[Anonymous No.8580657]

>>8580649
I hereby move that /ck/ be re-named /ls/- Liquid Smoke

[Anonymous No.8580686]

>>8580649
do you also get mad that cinnamon powder doesn't taste like cinnamon toast crunch?

[Anonymous No.8580703]

>>8580686
no, i don't eat processed garbage like sugar cereal and shit made with liquid smoke

[Anonymous No.8580712]

>>8580643

Nah, I just don't see the point. Why add liquid smoke when you already get smoke flavor from the grill or smoker?

Or do you chucklefucks just dip tendies in it and have no idea how to actually use a real grill?

[Anonymous No.8580719]

>>8580712
Because it needs to be smokey to be barbecue sauce. Otherwise it's just flavored ketchup, which we know you hate so much because ketchup is for the little children and not your refined, mature "pallet".

[Anonymous No.8580730]

>>8580121
>>8580190
Liquid smoke is good for tendie dip bbq sauce, but if you need it to give real bbq smoke flavor it's time to stop cooking.

[Anonymous No.8580734]

mines pretty basic

jar of tomatoes
acv
molasses
garlic
bourbon
cayenne
cumin
salt

fuck liquid smoke that's what the grill is for

[Anonymous No.8580736]

>>8580719
>Because it needs to be smokey to be barbecue sauce.

The smoke flavor comes from the fucking fire bro, not the sauce.

>>pallet
What does that have to do with food? Pic very related.

[Anonymous No.8580750]

>>8580730
Real bbq doesn't have any sauce on it whatsoever you mongoloid, but that's beside the point because this was supposed to be about the condiment called barbecue sauce.

[Anonymous No.8580759]

>>8580736
>trying to correct someone's grammar
Is there anything more reddit-tier?

[Anonymous No.8580761]

>>8580750

The purpose of this style of BBQ sauce is to brush or "mop" it onto the meat during the final stages of cooking. The sugars in the sauce caramelize and turn it into a sort of glaze.

[Anonymous No.8580789]

>>8580761

Good barbecue soesn't have ANY sauce on it, faggot. That sauced up shit is usually just slow cooker meat with sauce, but it sure as HELL ain't barbecue.

[Anonymous No.8580791]

>>8580759
>spelling = grammar

[Anonymous No.8580796]

>>8580750
>>8580789
>muh real bbq

[Anonymous No.8580800]

>>8580759
>Is there anything more reddit-tier?

You must be new to 4chan.

Also, that was a spelling error, not a grammatical one.

[Anonymous No.8580805]

>>8580761
Maybe in whatever hellhole you call home, but not on Earth.

[Anonymous No.8581065]

>>8580082
https://youtu.be/wYGvTNsAPto

Don't listen to anti liquid smoke autism

[Anonymous No.8581088]

>>8580805

you're still allowed to dip your tendies in it timmy.