West Coast Bbq Sauce The Blue Ribbon Winner Of Foodtvcoms Championship Cook Off

BARBECUE CHAMPIONSHIP RIBS

Steps:

• Prepare your cooker to cook indirectly at 235 degrees F using medium pecan wood for smoke flavor.
• Peel the membrane off the back of the ribs and trim any excess fat. Season the ribs liberally on both sides with the barbecue rub. Place the ribs in the smoker, meat-side up, and cook for 2 hours. Flip the ribs and cook for 45 minutes.
• Lay out two double-thick sheets of heavy-duty aluminum foil. Lay one slab on each piece of foil, meat-side up. Top each slab with half of the brown sugar. Drizzle each slab with half of the honey, butter, and Tiger Sauce. Close up the rib packages, pressing out as much air as possible. Do not seal the packages tightly; they need to breathe a little.
• Return to the cooker for 30 minutes. Open the packages and check for doneness by pushing a toothpick into the meat. It should go in and out very easily. If you want the ribs more tender, just wrap them back up and cook a little longer. When they're as you like them, transfer to a sheet pan. Remove the foil and return the ribs to the cooker meat-side down. Brush the bone side liberally with barbecue sauce and cook for 10 minutes. Flip the ribs and brush the meat side liberally with barbecue sauce. Cook for 20 minutes. Transfer to a cutting board and tent loosely with foil. Let rest for 5 minutes. Slice each rib individually and transfer to a platter to serve.
• This rub is extra-sweet and goes really well with ribs and other cuts of pork. It is a good choice if you like to serve your ribs dry. The sweetness will have the guests thinking you used barbecue sauce. This one isn't recommended for hot grilling because all that sugar makes it burn pretty easily. I like to mix it in the food processor for a finer grind, but if you like it coarse just mix it in a bowl.
• Combine all the ingredients in the bowl of a food processor with a metal blade. Process for 5 seconds, until the lumps are gone. The rub may be stored in an airtight container in a cool place for up to 6 months.
• This is a big, thick, red barbecue sauce made with fresh ingredients and a lot of love in your kitchen. Every barbecue cook I have ever known has a mother sauce they've been working on for years and this would be a great place to start on yours. You can skip the liquid smoke if you like, but I think it adds a nice layer to barbecue sauce.
• In a medium saucepan over medium heat, melt the butter. Add the onion, garlic, and jalapeno and cook for about 8 minutes, stirring occasionally, until soft. Add the celery seed and mix well. Cook for 1 minute. Add the ketchup, vinegar, honey, mustard, apple juice, soy sauce, Worcestershire, hot sauce, tomato paste, liquid smoke (if using), salt, and pepper. Mix well and bring to a simmer. Cook for 20 minutes, mixing often, until thickened. Remove from the heat and serve or cool and store the sauce in an airtight container in the refrigerator for up to 1 week.

BARBECUED MANGO MADNESS--THE RUNNER-UP OF FOODTV.COM'S CHAMPIONSHIP COOK-OFF

Steps:

• Heat pan and add olive oil. Add onions, garlic, green peppers and salt and pepper. Cook slightly till tender.
• Add remaining ingredients. Simmer for a bit till nice and semi-thick in texture. Remove from heat and cool.
• Mixture can either be pureed or strained before applying to chicken, which is what this recipe was created for. Big winner at Buccaneer tailgating events. Enjoy!

THE BLUE HAWAII

Steps:

• Combine ingredients in a shaker with ice and mix vigorously. Stop when the shaker is too cold to hold. Strain into a chilled martini glass and garnish with a lemon twist.

BLUE RIBBON BARBECUE SAUCE

Steps:

• Heat oil in large saucepan on medium-high heat. Add onions; cook 8 to 10 min. or until tender, stirring frequently.
• Add remaining ingredients; stir. Cover; simmer on medium-low heat 1 hour, stirring occasionally. Cool completely.

BLUE RIBBON SWEET 'N SMOKY BARBECUE SAUCE

Steps:

• Heat oil in Medium (3-qt.) Saucepan over medium heat.
• Add onion.
• Cook 2 minutes or until tender.
• Stir in remaining ingredients; return to a boil.
• Reduce heat to medium-low.
• Simmer,covered, 10 minutes.
• Using Barbecue Basting Brush, brush barbecue sauce on food during the last 10 - 15 minutes of grilling to prevent burning.
• When getting ready to grill, portion out just the amount of sauce you need for brushing on your meat, this way the barbecue basting brush used on uncooked meat will not be in contact with the sauce being passed at the table.
• Refrigerate unused sauce, covered, up to 2 weeks.

BLUE RIBBON BARBECUE SAUCE

Steps:

• Combine all ingredients in a heavy-bottomed nonreactive saucepan and place over medium-high heat and bring to a boil. Reduce heat to medium-low and simmer, uncovered, stirring occasionally, until mixture is reduced to 4 cups, about 1 1/2 hours.
• Strain sauce through a fine-mesh sieve. Use immediately or let cool completely.