The perfect BBQ sauce that gives the meat flavour and moisture is something every barbecue chef strives to achieve. The sauce can be used before, during, and after cooking the meat. Traditional BBQ sauces use tomato sauce, mustard or vinegar as their base and are available in all thicknesses. However, try to avoid using barbecue sauce that contains tomatoes or a lot of sugar during the cooking process. These ingredients burn too quickly and can affect the taste of your meat.

Classic ingredients

Vinegar and mustard are the classic ingredients for sauces that appeal to the taste buds of barbecue lovers across the nation. Many of your favourite in-store brands are thicker versions of traditional sauces.

If you smoke your onions, they smell and taste smoky and add flavour to your BBQ sauce. Don’t get me wrong, this makes the sauce torture all the time, but it smells good from the start, and the few hours it cooks will be the longest of your life, so that it will be worth the wait.

Rhubarb

The absolute delicacy of the rhubarb sauce gave me the courage to make my tomato-based BBQ sauce. Since then, I’ve fiddled with recipes and made my mayonnaise, ketchup, salad dressings and more. Try this on your tomahawk carne and taste how they complement each other.

What made me notice this particular secret sauce was its consistency. As I can testify, it is creamy and has a garlic buttermilk base combined with molasses and tomato puree.

Spices

I recommend another secret sauce seasoned with spices such as paprika and turmeric to sharpen the spicy profile. The ingredients on the label are distilled vinegar, a row of egg yolks, high fructose corn syrup, and horseradish.

Ginger ale

My other barbecue sauce made with ginger ale is a ginger base that wakes up a mixture of apple cider vinegar, white sugar, red pepper flakes, honey, grated garlic and sweet onions. It has a similar composition but embodies flavours rich in contrast. Fresh ginger and sharp Dijon mustard that simmers in ginger ale produce a rush of prominent, angular flavours, followed by a calmer release of more nuanced flavours.

Conclusion

The right sauce for your BBQ will depend a lot on the type of meat you are using. Use your creativity when making your blend from these basic barbecue sauces. You can combine vinegar, tomatoes, and mustards to concoct your secret recipe for a unique blend of textures and flavours.