Portions: 4 porciones Calories: 261kcal |
Make a classic rum BBQ sauce with a twist, a unique adult recipe to make your BBQ meal unforgettable. Bring your BBQ meats to a new level of tastiness with this sweet and spicy rum BBQ sauce. You'll love the tropical, Caribbean goodness of your new cookout favorite.
Why I ❤️ it • Recipe • Ingredients • Video • Preparation
Caribbean rum BBQ sauce.
Why I ❤️ it
Rum barbecue sauces like this, with the best Caribbean dark rum, are famous during summer cookouts. I love rum-based sauces with grilled meats: A deep, smoky, grownup taste makes cookouts way more enjoyable.
This homemade sauce with no preservatives that call for a few easy-to-find ingredients is full of great natural flavors that go great with pork, beef, or poultry.
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Ingredients
- ½ cup ketchup
- ½ tablespoon garlic salt or onion salt
- ½ teaspoon chili flakes
- ¼ cup brown sugar
- 1 cup golden rum
- 2 tablespoons smoke liquid, (optional)
- 2 tablespoons vegetable oil
Video
Preparation
Before you start, make sure you have all the ingredients and utensils ready.
Step 1: Making the sauce
Mix all the ingredients for the sauce. It should be a thick sauce, but if it turns out too liquid (it depends on the tomato sauce you use), heat over medium heat to reduce it to desired consistency, and constantly stir to prevent it from sticking and burning.
Step 2: Serving
Serve alongside BBQ meats, or brush on the meat before grilling to caramelize and deepen the flavors.
Top tips
- The liquid smoke gives a very special flavor to the ribs, but if you can't buy it, then you can try without it.
- I normally use dark rum for the sauce but have also used white in a pinch, and I liked both. Use the rum you have at hand.
- For the authentic Caribbean flavor, use one crushed Scotch bonnet pepper instead of chili flakes.
- You can use ¼ cup of tomato paste dissolved in ¼ cup of water and mixed with 1 teaspoon of brown cane sugar instead of ketchup.
- The liquid smoke gives it a pleasant smokey taste and a beautiful caramel color.
Serving suggestions
If you want to add an easy-to-make homemade BBQ sauce for your cookout, this will become your new favorite.
I first used this tropical bbq sauce with slow-cooked ribs, but it goes particularly well with roasted chicken, grilled pork chops, and even turkey chops.
Nutritional information
Calories: 261kcal | Carbohydrates: 15g | Protein: 1g | Fat: 7g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 5g | Cholesterol: 0g | Sodium: 1058mg | Potassium: 126mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 15g | Vitamin A: 207IU | Vitamin C: 2mg | Calcium: 17mg | Iron: 1mg
FAQs
Does alcohol cook off in sauce?
Alcohol doesn't wholly evaporate when cooking; traces remain in the food, so if you can't have any alcohol for any reason, choose an alcohol-free option.
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Homemade Spicy and Sweet Rum BBQ Sauce
Ingredients
- ½ cup ketchup
- ½ tablespoon garlic salt or onion salt
- ½ teaspoon chili flakes
- ¼ cup brown sugar
- 1 cup golden rum
- 2 tablespoons smoke liquid (optional)
- 2 tablespoons vegetable oil
Instructions
Making the sauce
- Mix all the ingredients for the sauce. It should be a thick sauce, but if it turns out to liquid (it depends on the tomato sauce you use), heat over medium heat to reduce to desired consistency stirring constantly to prevent it from sticking and burning.
Serving
- Serve alongside BBQ meats, or brush on the meat before grilling to caramelize and deepen the flavors.
Nutrition
By , published June 4, 2015 on Tia Clara
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