I love summertime and all the wonderful things we cook on the BBQ. As a kid, I remember BBQ was an all-day affair at our house. We had a big briquette BBQ and Dad would start the coals burning hours before he would put the meat on. There was tenderizing and marinating and it just seemed to take forever. But, it tasted oh so good! Because it was such a big deal we didn’t BBQ as often as we do now, thanks to our propane grill.
My Dad taught me to dip my steak, pork chop and chicken in BBQ sauce. Onion BBQ sauce. Hickory smoke. Thick and rich. My husband gives me a hard time now, that I don’t know what meat tastes like without BBQ sauce. But, it’s so good!
You know by now that I love rhubarb. And when I found this recipe, I almost cried with joy – my two favorite things coming together just in time for summer BBQ season. So, while we’re not working from our favorite baking book, this is a Taste of Home recipe that I found online. And, it comes to us from just down the highway, Carol Anderson of Coaldale, Alberta.
Rhubar-B-Que Sauce
1 cup chopped fresh or frozen rhubarb
2/3 cup water
1 medium onion, finely chopped
1 teaspoon canola oil
1 garlic clove, minced
1 cup ketchup
2/3 cup packed brown sugar
½ cup dark corn syrup
2 tablespoons cider vinegar
2 tablespoons Worcestershire sauce
1 tablespoon Dijon mustard
1 ½ teaspoons hot pepper sauce
¼ teaspoon salt
1. In a small saucepan, bring rhubarb and water to a boil. Reduce heat; simmer, uncovered, for 5-6 minutes or until tender. Remove from the heat; cool slightly.
2. Place rhubarb in a blender or food processor; cover and process until smooth. Set aside.
3. In the same saucepan, sauté onion in oil until tender. Add garlic; sauté 1 minute longer. Add the remaining ingredients.
4. Whisk in rhubarb puree until blended. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; simmer, uncovered, for 5 minutes.
5. Use as a basting sauce for grilled meats. Store in the refrigerator.
Carol’s description of this sauce is perfect – tangy! I harvested 4 cups of rhubarb so I quadrupled this recipe and I can’t wait to deliver jars to family and friends. I love that slight hint of Worcestershire and the real tang of the rhubarb and cider vinegar. There will be some great dipping here on the back 40!
What does Norma say about this Rhubar-B-Que sauce?
I was one of the lucky recipients of a jar of Kitchen Chicken Rhubar-B-Que sauce and it is sooo good! We had it on chicken the last night and it was so flavourful and wonderful that the chicken was really just a formality—I would have happily eaten it by the spoonful right out of the jar!
TEMPTATION LEVEL out of 10: With steak, pork or chicken you can’t beat it, it’s just a pure 10 out of 10 🙂
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