Post by Rene Soul on Jul 27, 2007 23:39:00 GMT -5
Contributed by Cassandra Harrell:
This month we focus on Barbecue Sauce.
Barbecue Sauce (bbq sauce) is a liquid flavoring sauce ranging from watery to thick. While it was created as an accompaniment to barbecued foods, it can be applied to any food, and usually garnishes meat after cooking or during barbecuing, grilling, or baking. Traditionally it has been a favored sauce for ribs, pork and chicken.
Barbecue sauces may combine sour, sweet, and spicy ingredients or focus on a particular flavor alone. It sometimes carries with it a smokey flavor. The ingredients vary, but some carry commonplace items including tomato paste, vinegar, spices, and sweeteners. These variations are often due to regional traditions and recipes.
The precise origin of barbecue sauce is unclear. Some put back its history hundreds of years to the formation of the first American colonies in the 17th century, however, early cookbooks did not include recipes for barbecue sauce, and the first commercially-produced barbecue sauce did not appear until 1948.
Today, many restaurants and catering businesses have specialty barbecue sauces they use to serve their customers. Barbecue sauce and it’s popularity has grown tremendous over the past few years.
For a list of specific soul food spices including how to use cooking spices, visit:
www.soul-food-advisor.com/cooking-spices.html
This month we focus on Barbecue Sauce.
Barbecue Sauce (bbq sauce) is a liquid flavoring sauce ranging from watery to thick. While it was created as an accompaniment to barbecued foods, it can be applied to any food, and usually garnishes meat after cooking or during barbecuing, grilling, or baking. Traditionally it has been a favored sauce for ribs, pork and chicken.
Barbecue sauces may combine sour, sweet, and spicy ingredients or focus on a particular flavor alone. It sometimes carries with it a smokey flavor. The ingredients vary, but some carry commonplace items including tomato paste, vinegar, spices, and sweeteners. These variations are often due to regional traditions and recipes.
The precise origin of barbecue sauce is unclear. Some put back its history hundreds of years to the formation of the first American colonies in the 17th century, however, early cookbooks did not include recipes for barbecue sauce, and the first commercially-produced barbecue sauce did not appear until 1948.
Today, many restaurants and catering businesses have specialty barbecue sauces they use to serve their customers. Barbecue sauce and it’s popularity has grown tremendous over the past few years.
For a list of specific soul food spices including how to use cooking spices, visit:
www.soul-food-advisor.com/cooking-spices.html