1C Balsamic Vinegar
3/4C Ketchup
1/3C Brown Sugar
2 Cloves Garlic,Grated
1T Worcestershire
1t Mustard
1/4t Salt
1/2t Ground Black Pepper
Pour your balsamic vinegar in a small sauce pan.
After you've shaken out the first half cup and your arm is tired,
notice that the lid has a little tab you can push down and it will
allow a lot more to be poured through! Celebrate!
Add all remaining ingredients in a sauce pan and you will
have something that looks like the following. Ewwww.
Simmer for 15-20 minutes minimum. If you have other
things to cook, let it slowly simmer the whole time.
You'll end up with a nice, silky texture that you forget to take a
picture of. And because you're too busy making potato salad
and corn on the cob, you don't have time to get the picture of your husband
grilling the ribs and slathering on the sauce. But you do get the end product!
Notes: This sauce is so good on steak, chicken or pork. Probably even hamburgers!
A forewarning....if you do not like Balsamic, you will not like this. It doesn't taste that great out of the pan. In fact, it's overbearingly vinegary. However, once you're cooking the meat and it's been slathered on, then cooked, it is awesome!
In the above pic, I have added some extra sauce on my boneless (pork) ribs to add to the flavor because a) it was so good. And b) because my hubby burned the tar out of the ribs and they were kinda dry, but I'm not telling him that! A man needs his pride. But you need to go sparingly with it after the fact. It can easily overpower your protein.
This whole batch cost $2.16 to make, but we had enough to save some for another meal. Maybe not exactly half, but for easiness, let's say it was. That means this bbq sauce for the meal cost $1.08. Not bad, really.
You can't buy a cheap brand that will compare and I'd say that's well worth the extra pennies.
Recipe courtesy of Giada DeLaurentis/Food Network.
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This whole batch cost $2.16 to make, but we had enough to save some for another meal. Maybe not exactly half, but for easiness, let's say it was. That means this bbq sauce for the meal cost $1.08. Not bad, really.
You can't buy a cheap brand that will compare and I'd say that's well worth the extra pennies.
Recipe courtesy of Giada DeLaurentis/Food Network.
Your ribs looks so yummy with your sauce on them. I don't know if hubby would like this or not, will have to try it sometime. Could you use it with your, say chicken, in the crock-pot??
ReplyDeleteHmmmm....chicken in the crockpot. I think I'd have to say no to that one. This really needs that direct heat that creates a sticky/crusty surface on the meat. Otherwise, I think the balsamic would take over, honestly. You could probably slather a bit on a baked/broiled chicken because that skin tends to get dried out a bit more. Maybe just try in on the leg to see what your hubby thinks. You could always cut the recipe in 1/2 or 1/4 to see.
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