Flavour-Packed BBQ Sauces, Condiments and Marinades

Yes, you can cook ribs in a slow cooker! In this easy recipe, the seasoning paste transforms into a savory dipping sauce. Slather it on the ribs and pop them on the grill just before serving for a final char.

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This sauce can be preserved, as per the recipe directions, or it can be capped and stored in the fridge for two to three months. Slather it over grilled meats for a fall-inspired twist on a classic condiment.

Makes 5 x 1 cup (250 mL) jars.

Excerpted from “Gatherings: Bringing People Together with Food”

This tangy Carolina-style barbecue dish comes together completely on the stovetop. The sauce thickens while the drumsticks simmer, making for an easy weeknight dinner. It also keeps well, so it’s a great make-ahead dish. The drumsticks can be reheated in the sauce, removed and grilled or you can pull the meat apart and toss it with the sauce for pulled-chicken sandwiches.

Make these ribs the finger-licking-tasty star of your dinner table.

Your main meat entrée doesn’t have to be complex – this recipe shows you how to create a succulent main in just over half an hour.

Delicious, smoky and sweet chicken with the ultimate homemade BBQ sauce.

Crispy chicken wings that work as an appetizer or as part of a meal.

Classic barbecued ribs glazed with a sweet, zippy marinade. Perfect for evenings on the patio.

This is a killer barbecue sauce with a kick! I’ve added fresh-brewed espresso to my homemade barbecue sauce and was thrilled with the incredible depth of flavour that resulted. Try it with Cornish hens, turkey or quail as well. Yield is 4 servings.

Incredible fall-off-the-bone beef ribs that are guaranteed to make your mouth water!

This grilled chicken is coated in a flavourful sauce and makes for a great main you’ll go back to again and again.

From time to time, your favourite foods can become familiar and even tired. To help, this recipe adds fresh raspberries to a traditional barbecue sauce so it can become new once again.

This dish is a meat lover’s dream on a plate: tender, juicy, slow-smoked prime rib coated with Bobby’s own spice rub and brushed with a homemade red wine steak sauce.

These aromatic wings (thanks to lemongrass, lime and ginger) are poached in coconut milk until tender before getting fried until crisp. A dipping sauce made with the marinade reinforces the flavors of the herbs and spices, while a quick-pickle salad offers a bright contrast to the wings.

Chicken sausage baked in flaky puff pastry and served with two savoury dipping sauces.

Sweet floral bananas stand in for tomatoes in this spicy condiment that is unique to the Philippines, where a tomato shortage and concurrent banana surplus during World War II led to the invention of ketchup made with the tropical fruit. Use the ketchup like you would a chutney: as a dip for vegetables, as a spread on sandwiches,

Preserved lemons make a great, mildly tart but very citrus condiment.

One great summer condiment that coffee really lends itself well to is barbecue sauce. Making barbecue sauce at home is so simple and (hopefully) leaps and bounds more delicious than most options you’ll find at the grocery store.

Recipe by Dan Clapson using a mystery ingredient – instant coffee – from a Chopped Canada challenge.