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Chinese Barbecue Sauce

Chinese Barbecue Sauce is a modern Fusion recipe that is a variant of the classic American barbecue sauce, but incorporating a number of traditional Chinese ingredients to give the sauce a more oriental flavour and zing. The full recipe is presented here and I hope you enjoy this classic Fusion version of Chinese Barbecue Sauce.

prep time

15 minutes

cook time

30 minutes

Total Time:

45 minutes

Makes:

250ml (1 cup)

Rating: 4.5 star rating

Tags : Sauce RecipesFusion RecipesFusion Recipes



This is a variant of the classic barbecue sauce, indispensable for marinating chicken thighs and spare-ribs for barbecues. The recipe itself is a true fusion of the Oriental and the American.

Ingredients:

220ml Tennessee whiskey
220ml Mushroom Catsup
200g brown sugar
180ml cider vinegar
2 tbsp grated orange peel
4 tbsp freshly-squeezed orange juice
120g finely-chopped onion
1 tbsp Chinese Five Spice
3/4 tsp freshly-grated ginger
¼ tsp sassafras leaves
2 tbsp soy sauce
1 tbsp cornflour (cornstarch)

Method:

Combine all the ingredients (except for 2 tbsp of the orange juice and the cornflour). Bring to a boil over medium-high heat then reduce the heat and simmer, uncovered, for 25 minutes; stirring occasionally.

Mix the cornflour with the remaining 2 tbsp of orange juice to form a smooth paste. Stir this into the sauce and increase the heat. Bring the mixture to the boil, stirring constantly, until the sauce thickens. To use brush the sauce on grilled chicken, steak or fish during last 5 minutes of grilling. (Should make about 500ml.)