| With the summer's arrival, backyards are | | | | China, Hoi sin Sauce serves as a base |
| filled with fired up barbecue grill and | | | | ingredient in the many recipes of the Chinese |
| Barbecue Sauce. Barbecue Sauce is nothing | | | | barbecue sauces. A simple blend of tomato |
| but a liquid flavoring sauce or condiment | | | | sauce and Worcestershire sauce makes up a |
| which may be thick or watery. As the name | | | | barbecue sauce in Australia. |
| implies, it has been created to accompany | | | | |
| barbecued foods. | | | | Barbecue Sauces are sometimes sweet and |
| | | | spicy, as it is in St. Louis, which is |
| Though it can be taken along with any food, | | | | prepared generally with tomatoes and vinegar. |
| it is usually topped over cooked meat or used | | | | It is not as sweet and thick as in Kansas |
| during barbecuing, grilling, or baking. | | | | City. Varieties of sauces are sold in the |
| Traditionally it has been a favored sauce for | | | | market from fruity to brown sauce. |
| ribs and chicken. In some occasions, it may | | | | |
| be used for dipping items like fries, and | | | | Making barbecue sauces are quite simple |
| sometimes replaces tomato sauce in | | | | though some may take a long time to prepare. |
| barbecue-style pizzas. | | | | A quick and simple sauce can be made by |
| | | | combining primary flavors with some dipping |
| Barbecue Sauce enhances the flavor of any | | | | and basting. There are also other recipes |
| kind of meat, whether barbecued on an open | | | | that take a lot of time and produce a complex |
| grill outdoors or cooked in the oven. It can | | | | layering of flavors. The flavors may be |
| also be used in all kinds of recipes or as a | | | | complex, but it is not necessary for the |
| condiment for burgers and sandwiches. | | | | procedure to be complex. |
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| Barbecue Sauces may contain sour, sweet, or | | | | Homemade sauces can be prepared according to |
| spicy ingredients or be of a particular | | | | one's own taste and flavor. Also, homemade |
| flavor alone. The ingredients may vary, but | | | | sauces are much lower in sodium than the |
| some items like tomato paste, vinegar, | | | | commercial ones. It can be made in advance, |
| spices, and sweeteners are common. These | | | | in large quantities also. Once prepared, they |
| variations are often due to regional | | | | can be placed in a glass jar or heat-proof |
| traditions and recipes. | | | | plastic container and are covered and |
| | | | refrigerated for up to a month. |
| A good barbecue sauce can serve a host of | | | | |
| functions in the kitchen. Different | | | | Or the sauce can be frozen in small |
| geographical areas have their particular | | | | quantities for up to a year, and can be |
| style of preparing Barbecue Sauces and the | | | | defrosted as and when needed in a microwave |
| taste varies accordingly. For example, | | | | or in a saucepan over the stove. Slow open |
| vinegar and mustard-based barbecue sauces are | | | | grilling and simmering is the usual way of |
| popular in the southern United States, while | | | | preparing Barbecue Sauces but some best |
| ketchup and corn syrup-based sauce are common | | | | sauces can stand up to direct cooking for 10 |
| in Asian countries. Mexican salsa can also | | | | minutes but not more than that. |
| be used as a base for barbecue sauces. In | | | | |