BBQ Sauce- Sweet & Heat

[mad mike]

My wife Linda came up with most of this. Great on ribs, pork belly, brisket, chicken ect. In other words everything. I use it for the sauce(with honey and butter added) for my burnt ends when they go back in the smoker. I always make a double batch and freeze it.

12oz. fresh squeezed orange juice (if you can get it, HEB, Krogers). Or 12oz Apricot nectar.
6oz. Doles pineapple juice
2 tabl spns apricot perserves (Smuckers is the best)
1/2 cup dark brown sugar
3/4 cup Heinz Ketchup
1 tea spn- ground ginger
1 tea spn- smoked paprika
1/2 tea spn -cayenne pepper- This is where you can ramp it up. I use 1 tea spn. Linda does 1/4.
2 abl spns- Wasabi Horseradish - not horseradish sauce.
1/4 cup Dijon mustard
1 tea spn - black pepper
Start with OJ & pineapple juice
heat on med low. On my electric stove it's 4 on a 10
Add as it gets hot
Stir a lot
Don't just leave it cook without stirring
Top to bottom takes about 25-30 min.

[vandy]

Sounds great, I will have to give this a try. Thank you!

[Mr. Bones]

Sounds tasty, an intriguin!
Thanks fer sharin, I will haveta try some of this sauce!

[HouseHomey]

Interesting. I appreciate the twist on the umami v quart of fruit and tang.

[mad mike]

I also make a Cajun BBQ sauce with many more ingredients. Takes 3 hrs and a lot of prep. It's lights out but a whole different taste. Still sweet and heat with bacon, lemons, garlic, onions ect. If you want the recipe I'll share. Problem is after these 2 you'll never buy a bottle again.

[Livermoron]

We’d love to see it...

[Mr. Bones]

2nd th motion
Cajun++++ is high among my favourites!

[obiQsmoker]

Hey mad mike, I’m new at this and love to try new sauce recipes - would love to try yours if you’re willing to share! Thanks!

[Frank10231]

Thanks for sharing. I will give it a try. I have ribs on the smoker right now.

[obiQsmoker]

Thanks for sharing mad mike, gotta try this out - sounds great.