Best 8 Blue Ribbon Barbecue Sauce Recipes

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Are you craving that perfect balance of sweet, tangy, and smoky flavors in your barbecue sauce? If so, then look no further! Our ultimate guide to the best Blue Ribbon Barbecue Sauce recipe is here to tantalize your taste buds and make you the star of your next backyard gathering. Whether you prefer a classic tomato-based sauce or something with a unique twist, we have all the tips and tricks you need to create a mouthwatering sauce that will impress even the most discerning barbecue connoisseur.

Here are our top 8 tried and tested recipes!

BLUE RIBBON BARBECUE SAUCE



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Use this sweet Blue Ribbon Barbecue Sauce to make a Barbecued Pork Sandwich from Bruce and Eric Bromberg's "Blue Ribbon Cookbook."Photo credit: Quentin Bacon

Provided by Martha Stewart

Categories     Food & Cooking     Cuisine-Inspired Recipes     Southern Recipes

Yield Makes about 4 cups

Number Of Ingredients 8

3 cups ketchup
1 cup pure maple syrup
3/4 cup light beer, such as a pale ale
1/2 cup honey
1/4 cup cola
2 teaspoons Blue Ribbon Hot Sauce, or other prepared hot sauce
1 teaspoon cayenne pepper
1 serrano chile, seeds removed, if desired, chopped

Steps:

  • Combine all ingredients in a heavy-bottomed nonreactive saucepan and place over medium-high heat and bring to a boil. Reduce heat to medium-low and simmer, uncovered, stirring occasionally, until mixture is reduced to 4 cups, about 1 1/2 hours.
  • Strain sauce through a fine-mesh sieve. Use immediately or let cool completely.

BLUE RIBBON SWEET 'N SMOKY BARBECUE SAUCE



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Make and share this Blue Ribbon Sweet 'n Smoky Barbecue Sauce recipe from Food.com.

Provided by skigb

Categories     Sauces

Time 20m

Yield 2 1/3 cups

Number Of Ingredients 8

2 teaspoons vegetable oil
1/4 cup onion
1 1/2 cups ketchup
3 tablespoons Worcestershire sauce
2 tablespoons cider vinegar
1/2 cup honey
2 tablespoons barbecue seasoning
1 teaspoon prepared mustard

Steps:

  • Heat oil in Medium (3-qt.) Saucepan over medium heat.
  • Add onion.
  • Cook 2 minutes or until tender.
  • Stir in remaining ingredients; return to a boil.
  • Reduce heat to medium-low.
  • Simmer,covered, 10 minutes.
  • Using Barbecue Basting Brush, brush barbecue sauce on food during the last 10 - 15 minutes of grilling to prevent burning.
  • When getting ready to grill, portion out just the amount of sauce you need for brushing on your meat, this way the barbecue basting brush used on uncooked meat will not be in contact with the sauce being passed at the table.
  • Refrigerate unused sauce, covered, up to 2 weeks.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 430.5, Fat 4.5, SaturatedFat 0.6, Sodium 1961, Carbohydrate 104.8, Fiber 0.9, Sugar 97.8, Protein 3.1

WEST COAST BBQ SAUCE--THE BLUE RIBBON WINNER OF FOODTV.COM'S CHAMPIONSHIP COOK-OFF



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A melting pot of cultural influences, this sauce will jazz up anything you use it on

Provided by Food Network

Number Of Ingredients 22

1 sweet Vidalia or Maui onion, minced
4 cloves garlic, minced
1 tablespoon minced ginger
3 tablespoons olive oil
3 tablespoons butter
1/2 cup red wine
1 cup pineapple juice, reduced to 1/4 cup
2 cups chicken stock (not canned - too salty)
1 cup ketchup
1 15 oz. can tomato sauce
2 tablespoons tomato paste
3 tablespoons soy sauce
1/4 cup Worcestershire sauce
3/4 cup brown sugar
1/2 cup dark molasses
2 tablespoons black pepper
2 tablespoons chili powder (Pendery's Terlingua Won is a good choice)
2 teaspoons salt
1 teaspoon cayenne pepper
1 teaspoon ground thyme
1 teaspoon ground dry mustard (Coleman's preferably)
Juice of one lime

Steps:

  • Gently saute onion, garlic, and ginger in olive oil and butter until the onion is translucent, but not brown.
  • Add red wine and cook off alcohol. Add remaining ingredients, except lime juice, and bring to a boil, then reduce heat and simmer for at least one hour.
  • If you want a completely smooth sauce, strain after cooking. Brighten with lime juice after cooking.

JUST THE BEST BARBECUE SAUCE EVER!



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Sweet and tangy. Goes great on ribs, chicken, makes a wonderful beef barbecue sandwich. Very versatile!

Provided by MizzNezz

Categories     Sauces

Time 10m

Yield 2 1/2 cups, 12 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 10

1 1/2 cups ketchup
3/4 cup packed brown sugar
1/2 cup white vinegar
1/2 cup honey
1/3 cup soy sauce
1 1/2 teaspoons ground ginger
1 teaspoon salt
3/4 teaspoon ground mustard
1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
1/4 teaspoon pepper

Steps:

  • Mix all ingredients in medium bowl.
  • Stir well.

BLUE RIBBON HOT SAUCE



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Use this homemade hot sauce from Bruce and Eric Bromberg's "Blue Ribbon Cookbook" in their Barbecue Sauce or as a delicious way to add extra spice to any dish.

Provided by Martha Stewart

Categories     Food & Cooking     Ingredients     Vegetables

Yield Makes 4 cups

Number Of Ingredients 4

3 cups distilled white vinegar
3 to 4 red, orange, or yellow habanero chiles, to taste, trimmed and sliced
2 tablespoons coarse salt
1 pound carrots, trimmed, peeled, and coarsely chopped

Steps:

  • In a large nonreactive saucepan, combine vinegar, chiles, and salt. Bring to a boil over medium-high heat. Remove from heat and let cool. Transfer mixture to the jar of a blender; blend until smooth and strain.
  • Place carrots in another large saucepan; add enough water to cover. Bring to a boil over medium-high heat and immediately reduce heat to a simmer. Simmer until very tender but not overcooked, about 10 minutes. Drain and transfer carrots to the jar of blender; blend until smooth. Stir into strained chile mixture. If mixture is too spicy, add a little water to minimize the heat.
  • Use hot sauce immediately or store in a sterilized airtight container, refrigerated, for up to 1 year.

BUBBA'S BEST BBQ SAUCE



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A hot-sweet sauce that is good on just about anything. You can use any kind of cola in this recipe, just don't use diet cola. It makes the sauce bitter.

Provided by Bubba

Categories     Side Dish     Sauces and Condiments Recipes     Sauce Recipes     BBQ Sauce Recipes

Time 20m

Yield 48

Number Of Ingredients 16

1 cup cola-flavored carbonated beverage
1 cup canned tomato sauce
1 (6 ounce) can tomato paste
¼ cup butter
½ cup Worcestershire sauce
½ cup packed brown sugar
½ cup molasses
½ cup cider vinegar
2 ½ teaspoons balsamic vinegar
1 ½ tablespoons steak sauce
1 tablespoon yellow mustard
1 tablespoon chili powder
1 teaspoon dried savory
1 teaspoon onion powder
1 teaspoon garlic salt
1 teaspoon hot pepper sauce

Steps:

  • In a large saucepan, mix together the cola, tomato sauce, tomato paste, butter, Worcestershire sauce, brown sugar, molasses, cider and balsamic vinegars, steak sauce, and mustard. Season with chili powder, savory, onion powder, garlic salt, and hot pepper sauce, and stir to blend. Cook over low heat, stirring occasionally, until the mixture is thick enough to coat the back of a metal spoon.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 37.7 calories, Carbohydrate 7.2 g, Cholesterol 2.5 mg, Fat 1 g, Fiber 0.3 g, Protein 0.3 g, SaturatedFat 0.6 g, Sodium 144.3 mg, Sugar 5.7 g

BLUE RIBBON BARBECUE SAUCE



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Yup, this sweet and spicy barbecue sauce is the kind of recipe that wins blue ribbons. And it's also guaranteed to win you praises at home.

Provided by My Food and Family

Categories     Home

Time 1h10m

Yield 40 servings, about 2 Tbsp. each

Number Of Ingredients 10

1 tsp. oil
1 onion, finely chopped
2 cans (28 oz. each) crushed tomatoes
1/2 cup LEA & PERRINS Worcestershire Sauce
1/2 cup pineapple juice
1/4 cup packed brown sugar
1/4 cup HEINZ Apple Cider Vinegar
1/4 cup molasses
1 tsp. crushed red pepper
2 cloves garlic, minced

Steps:

  • Heat oil in large saucepan on medium-high heat. Add onions; cook 8 to 10 min. or until tender, stirring frequently.
  • Add remaining ingredients; stir. Cover; simmer on medium-low heat 1 hour, stirring occasionally. Cool completely.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 30, Fat 0 g, SaturatedFat 0 g, TransFat 0 g, Cholesterol 0 mg, Sodium 140 mg, Carbohydrate 0 g, Fiber 1 g, Sugar 0 g, Protein 1 g

BLACK AND BLUE BERRY BBQ SAUCE



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Fruit-based sauce that is great on chicken and pork.

Provided by Smoke

Categories     Side Dish     Sauces and Condiments Recipes     Sauce Recipes     BBQ Sauce Recipes

Time 50m

Yield 192

Number Of Ingredients 19

1 quart fresh blueberries
1 (32 ounce) bottle ketchup
2 cups white sugar
2 cups blackberry jelly
1 ½ cups raspberry balsamic vinegar
1 cup light corn syrup
1 (6 ounce) can tomato paste
½ cup strawberry margarita mix
2 red chile peppers, halved lengthwise
1 jalapeno pepper, sliced
3 tablespoons rum
2 tablespoons finely ground sea salt
2 tablespoons smoked sweet Hungarian paprika powder
2 tablespoons blackening seasoning
1 tablespoon soy sauce
1 tablespoon garlic powder
1 tablespoon liquid smoke flavoring
1 tablespoon finely ground black pepper
1 teaspoon lime juice

Steps:

  • Combine blueberries, ketchup, sugar, blackberry jelly, vinegar, corn syrup, tomato paste, margarita mix, red chile peppers, jalapeno pepper, rum, sea salt, paprika powder, blackening seasoning, soy sauce, garlic powder, liquid smoke, black pepper, and lime juice together in a large pot; bring to a boil.
  • Reduce heat to medium-low and simmer until sauce is smooth, about 30 minutes.
  • Pour sauce into a blender no more than half full. Cover and hold lid down; pulse a few times before leaving on to blend. Puree in batches until smooth.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 32.7 calories, Carbohydrate 8.1 g, Fat 0.1 g, Fiber 0.2 g, Protein 0.2 g, Sodium 135.5 mg, Sugar 6.6 g

Tips:

  • Use high-quality ingredients for the best flavor. This includes using fresh vegetables, herbs, and spices.
  • Don't be afraid to experiment with different ingredients and flavors. There are many variations of barbecue sauce, so feel free to adjust the recipe to your liking.
  • Be patient when making barbecue sauce. It takes time to develop the perfect flavor. Simmer the sauce for at least 30 minutes, or even longer, to allow the flavors to meld.
  • Use a variety of cooking methods to create different textures and flavors. You can smoke, grill, or braise the meat, and you can also use a slow cooker to create a tender, fall-off-the-bone texture.
  • Serve barbecue sauce with a variety of foods. It can be used on chicken, pork, beef, fish, and even vegetables. You can also use it as a dipping sauce for appetizers or as a glaze for roasted meats.

Conclusion:

Making your own barbecue sauce is a great way to add flavor to your favorite grilled or smoked meats. With a little time and effort, you can create a delicious sauce that will impress your friends and family. So experiment with different recipes and find the one that you love.

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