My dad’s fabulous bbq sauce, tangy, deep and brilliantly delicious. Use it to marinade and also to accompany anything barbecued, or just sneakily eat it straight from the pan with a spoon before you get caught.
- 1 onion, roughly chopped
- 3 cloves garlic, peeled
- 1 red pepper, roughly chopped
- 1 stick celery, roughly chopped
- 3 tbsp veg oil
- 3 tbsp soy sauce
- 3 tbsp worcestershire sauce
- 250ml water
- 2 tbsp vinegar
- 4 tbsp tomato and chilli relish
- 4 tbsp brown sugar
- 200g ketchup
- 1 tsp dijon mustard
- ½ tsp salt
- 60ml lemon juice
- 2 dashes tabasco or 1 tsp sriracha
- Mince the onion, pepper, celery and garlic together in a blender
- Heat oil in a saucepan and add the veg, cook over a low heat until completely soft and golden
- Add all the rest of the ingredients and cook over low heat for 30 mins until thick, deeply russet-red and intensely flavoured
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