For dinner tonight, I decided to make succotash to clear out the vegetable drawer. JJ requested BBQ succotash, and I aim to please. Usually we have some BBQ sauce on hand, but since we moved, I'd been slow to restock our condiments. I decided to just whip up my own BBQ sauce. It was really easy to prepare, and came out great. I love making my own sauce because I can easily control the spice level, the sweetness, the vinegar, and other aspects. I took a tiny bit of help on getting the smokey flavor by using Chicago Grill seasoning from Penzeys, but it's just fine without it.
Homemade Sweet and Tangy BBQ Sauce
1/2 red onion, diced
2 garlic cloves, crushed
Salt and pepper
1/2 cup red wine vinegar
6 oz. can of tomato paste
1/4 cup brown sugar
Pinch of cayenne pepper
1 tbsp. Penzey's Chicago Steak Seasoning (or McCormack Grill seasoning)
Splash of water
Heat a small saucepot over medium heat.
Add onions and garlic, season with salt and pepper, saute' for 5 minutes.
Deglaze the pot with the vinegar, scrape up the bits.
Add tomato paste, brown sugar, cayenne and seasoning. Stir well.
Add to a blender and puree, add water 1 tbsp. at a time to reach desired consistency.
Taste and season, pour in a jar or bottle and keep in the refrigerator for up to two weeks.
The succotash was a mixture of red, green and yellow peppers, zucchini, summer squash, and red onion. You can also add some corn, okra, and beans.
I love when dishes are colorful! This looks wonderful and that homemade BBQ sauce must punch in some great flavors too!
ReplyDeleteI love homemade barbecue sauce! That bottled stuff with all of that high fructose corn syrup gets two thumbs down for me. But this stuff looks delicious!
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