Four Alarm Barbecue Sauce Recipes

5 ALARM SAUCE

Steps:

• Combine the hot sauce, margarine or butter, cayenne pepper, chile flakes, horseradish, jalapenoes, habaneros, cumin, garlic, onion and black pepper in a food processor and mix on medium speed until all the ingredients are well mixed. Reserve the hot sauce to toss with chicken wings.
• Cook's Note: Be sure to wear gloves when cutting the jalapeno and habanero and do not touch your face after handling the seeds or cut up peppers to avoid irritation!

FIREHOUSE BBQ SAUCE

Steps:

• Pour ketchup into a large saucepan. Pour vinegar into the ketchup bottle, shake to loosen any remaining ketchup, and pour into the saucepan. Save the bottle, and clean. Stir in the brown sugar, butter, and red pepper flakes. Cook over medium heat until almost boiling, but do not boil. For convenience, refrigerate leftover sauce in the clean ketchup bottle.

FOUR-ALARM BBQ SAUCE

Steps:

• Heat oil in a medium saucepan over medium-high heat. Add onion and garlic; cook 2 minutes or until onion is tender.
• Add 3/4 cup water and the remaining ingredients. Bring to a boil; reduce heat and simmer until reduced to 1-1/2 cups (about 12 minutes).
• Place half of the chili sauce mixture in a blender. Remove the center piece of the blender lid (to allow steam to escape); secure blender lid on blender. Place a clean towel over opening in blender (to avoid spills). Blend until smooth. Pour into a large bowl. Repeat procedure with remaining chili sauce mixture.