Barbecue Sauce Recipe
There are so many marinades that you can baste your meat and vegetables with but here I am giving you what is probably the simplest marinade or dressing of all – a simple barbecue sauce recipe.
You can use it as a marinade, or as a dressing. Sam (Alan’s eldest) absolutely loves this version, and so I keep a full squeezy bottle of it in the fridge at all times.
Ingredients
- 4 tablespoons vinegar (a cider vinegar is normal, but I use “malt” vinegar which gives a lovely tang and a bit more “depth” of flavour)
- 100ml ketchup or the tinned pureed tinned tomatoes available at all decent supermarkets
- 100ml water
- 3 tablespoons sugar (I prefer to use brown sugar)
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon chilli powder (I actually use 1.5 teaspoons for extra kick)
Method
- Mix all the ingredients into a bowl, jar or squeezy bottle… and use liberally!
Spain Buddy Tips
- This can be used to marinade your meat or veggies with before popping on the barbecue. Either leave it to soak in for an hour or paint it on just before it hits the grill
- This is a great dip too. Just whip up a batch and keep it in the fridge. A couple of weeks should be fine, but we find that it never lasts anywhere near that long
- Halve the sugar if you don’t like your dips too sweet
- Swap the chilli powder for two or three sliced fresh chillies if you want a real zing. Keep the seeds in too – you’re no chicken are you?
¡Disfruta!
Elle, along with Alan, is the owner of Spain Buddy and the busy web design business – Spain Web Design by Gandy-Draper.
Born a “Norverner”, she then spent most of her life “Dann Saff” before moving to Spain in 2006. Elle’s loves are Alan, the internet, dogs, good food, and dry white wine – although not necessarily in that order.
