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Coca-Cola Barbecue Sauce
By tjberens
You might not think of a cola as the base for a barbecue sauce, but the sweetness of the soda helps to enhance the ...
- 2 cups Coca-Cola
- 2 cups catsup
- 2 cups white vinegar
- 1/2 onion large onion, finely chopped
- 1 1/2 tablespoons black pepper
- 3 tablespoons chili powder
- 3 tablespoons salt
- 3 tablespoons sugar
Fruit Kebabs with Chocolate Sauce
By tjberens
To prepare sauce, melt chocolate chips and butter or margarine over low heat in a small saucepan
- 2 ripe bananas, peeled
- 8 slices of pound cake (1/2 inch thick cut into 1 inch squares)
- 2 medium ripe nectarines or peaches
- 6 whole strawberries, stemmed
- 3/4 cup semisweet chocolate chips
- 1 5-ounce can evaporated milk (2/3 cup)
- 2/3 cup sugar
- 1/4 cup butter or margarine
Memphis Magic BBQ Sauce
By tjberens
The center of mid-South barbecue, Memphis offers a range of sauces that take the high middle ground between Eastern...
- 3 Tablespoons butter
- 1/4 Cup minced onion
- 1 Cup white vinegar
- 1 Cup tomato sauce
- 1/4 Cup worcestershire sauce
- 2 Teaspoons sugar
- 1 Teaspoon salt
- 1/2 Teaspoon fresh ground black pepper
- 1/8 Teaspoon cayenne
- Dash tabasco sauce
Garlic and Dill Grilled Potatoes
By tjberens
Preheat grill. Place potatoes topped with onions and butter, on a large sheet of aluminum foil
- from Derrick Riches
- Garlic and Dill Grilled Potatoes
- 6 large potatoes, peeled and sliced
- 1 onion, sliced
- 1 cup monterey jack cheese
- 3 cloves garlic, minced
- 3 tablespoon butter or margarine
- 1 tablespoon dill, chopped
- salt and pepper to taste
He Man Barbecue Sauce
By tjberens
This is a very different kind of BBQ sauce from any other I have tried
- 1-1/2 cup cider vinegar
- 1 cup brown sugar
- 2 teaspoons instant beef broth or 2 cubes
- 1 1/4 teaspoons dry mustard
- 1 Tablespoon chile powder
- 1 teaspoon black pepper
- 1/2 teaspoon cayenne pepper (more or less to taste)
- 1 Tablespoon garlic powder
- 2 teaspoons Worcestershire sauce
- 1 Tablespoon lemon juice
Grilled Shrimp Scampi
By tjberens
Place shrimp in a large bowl
- 3 pounds large shrimp, peeled and deveined
- 1/3 cup olive oil
- 1/4 cup orange juice
- 6-8 cloves garlic, minced
- 2 tablespoons dry white wine
- 2 tablespoons fresh flat leaf parsley, chopped
- 1 tablespoon fresh basil, finely chopped
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1/8 teaspoon black pepper
- skewers
Grilled Cuban-Style Burgers
By tjberens
Preheat grill for medium heat
- from Derrick Riches
- Grilled Cuban-Style Burgers
- 1 pound ground beef
- 1/2 pound ground chorizo
- 2 cloves minced garlic, optional
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 teaspoon black pepper
- 6-8 deli rolls
Hot Marinade
By tjberens
For Hot and Spicy Chicken
- 1/2 cup Buttermilk
- 2 tbsp Franks hot sauce or Tabasco
- Salt and Pepper
Beefy Scalloped Potatoes
By tjberens
Try this twist on an old favorite
- 2-1/2 lbs. potatoes (about 4 large)
- 3 Tbsp. butter
- 3 Tbsp. parsley, chopped
- 1 tsp. salt
- 1 tsp. pepper
- 1-1/2 cups Gruyere cheese, grated
- 1-1/4 cups beef broth
Amaretto Sour
By tjberens
Pour the amaretto liqueur into a cocktail shaker half-filled with ice cubes
- 1 1/2 oz amaretto almond liqueur
- 1 - 2 splashes sweet and sour mix