7 excellent barbecue sauces that are easier to prepare than to buy in the store

Preparing tomato sauce for barbecue

Homemade tomato sauce is good to have on hand. But it will be better if this dressing is used fresh. It should be noted that it is easy and simple to make, but it turns out incredibly aromatic and tasty.

So, to prepare tomato sauce for barbecue at home, we will need the following ingredients:

• natural tomato paste (take rich red color) – 1 l;
• large sweet onion – 1 head;
• warm drinking water – 1 glass;
• pepper and table salt - use to taste;
• small garlic cloves – 5 pcs.;
• fresh greens - a small amount.

How to cook delicious kebabs? Let's go to nature

I want to share my signature recipes and secrets of preparing kebabs and everything necessary for them.

For quite a long time I headed a seasonal cafe, where I was everything in one person - director, manager, calculator, buyer. That’s why I know the whole process firsthand.

We worked on a lot of dishes, tried out a bunch of recipes. Our cafe was the most profitable among the fiercely competitive crowd of our kind. People came to me to study from all other places. The client chose us. Once you visited us, you never went to other cafes. This is not bragging - it is a statement of facts. Why am I writing all this? Naturally, the most popular dish is shish kebab. So, our barbecue was - my mouth is watering.

So, for your barbecue to be a success, you only need to buy fresh meat for it, fatter (neck of a young pig), and for barbecue it is drier and cheaper (hind leg or carbonate on the bone). Meat is marinated - whether for shish kebab or barbecue - the same way.

Believe me: over the years, while there was a cafe, we tried a lot of recipes for marinades - in wine, and in beer, and in mayonnaise, and in mustard, and in vinegar, and in mineral water, and in tomato. We tried every conceivable and inconceivable recipe. And we settled on the simplest and most delicious.

So, marinade for shish kebab . The meat is cut into portions - 40-50 g each. So that after the kebab is fried, you get 4-5 pieces per 100-gram portion. You can cut it larger, but then you need to fry it longer, and the crust will become hard. Everything has been tested.

They cut it. For 2 kg of meat you need 4-5 onions, cut the onion into half rings. We also cut one lemon into half rings. In a bowl, salt and pepper the meat, sprinkle with onion and lemon (try to immediately squeeze the lemon onto the meat). And in this form we send the meat to marinate. If your picnic is tomorrow, put the meat in the refrigerator. If you need it faster, let it stand for 2-3 hours at room temperature. The longer it marinates, the tastier it is. The first stage takes me 20 minutes, no more.

Now prepare the pickled onions separately. We also cut it into half rings - the larger the better - this dish can be eaten no matter how much you prepare it. We put everything in a pan with water passed through a filter (important!). Add sugar, salt and vinegar to the water with onions - everything to taste. The water should be sweetish-sour, and the salt should also be noticeable.

And now the most signature SAUCE recipe !

It was given to me quite a long time ago. But we only tried it in a cafe. And it became our specialty - people from distant areas came to us for this sauce. We didn't tell anyone the recipe. It was also sold separately. They also bought it for sturgeon and trout kebab. Although we had another very tasty sauce for the fish. But this one is always a win-win option.

For the base you need Krasnodar sauce - 1 liter. I’ll say right away that it’s quite difficult to buy it from us. Last Easter I bought Bamboo Stem as a base and added a small jar of tomato paste. Still delicious. Therefore, if you couldn’t find “Krasnodar” at home, take any sauce, even ketchup, and if it’s very spicy, dilute it with tomato paste.

Now finely chop 1 large onion, 3 cloves of garlic, vinegar, salt, sugar, ground black pepper and a bunch of parsley, dill and cilantro. Without cilantro, the sauce is not a sauce. Even those who can’t stand cilantro gobble up the sauce. This sauce can be stored for quite a long time. The only thing is that it needs to brew!

Your picnic will be a success!!! Try it! You will not regret! On Easter I even fried shish kebab in a frying pan; no other dishes were needed. Besides cucumbers and tomatoes, don’t take anything else to a picnic with this kebab. No use! Have a delicious weekend!

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Cooking process

From the very beginning, it seems that tomato sauce for barbecue at home is long and difficult to prepare. But that's not true. To make a delicious dressing for a meat dish, you only need ¼ hour.

To prepare the sauce, take a deep saucepan, pour 1 liter of pasta and 250 ml of warm drinking water into it. Mix both ingredients thoroughly and place on medium heat. After the tomato mass boils, add finely chopped onions, as well as pepper and table salt. Shredded greens are also added to the aromatic mixture.

Cover the thoroughly mixed ingredients with a lid and allow to boil for about 4 minutes. After time has passed, the pan is removed from the heat. Place grated garlic cloves in it, mix well again and wait until it cools completely.

The finished sauce is served to the table along with the shish kebab, having previously been placed in small bowls.

Tomato sauce with cilantro

Kebab sauce combined with cilantro and garlic is perfect for grilled meat dishes. Plus, it can be made in advance and stored in the refrigerator for several weeks. If you can't stand the smell of cilantro, reduce the amount or replace it with any other spicy herb to taste.

• Calorie content per 100 g - 29 kcal.
• Number of servings - 0.6 l
• Cooking time - 10 minutes

Ingredients:

• Thick tomato juice - 0.5 l
• Cilantro (coriander) - a large bunch
• Garlic - 1 head
• Onions - 2 pcs.
• Salt and pepper - to taste

Preparing the barbecue sauce:

1. Peel the onion and garlic and chop into large cubes.
2. Wash the cilantro, dry it and chop it coarsely.
3. Combine the products and grind with a blender or grind in a meat grinder. If there are no such electrical appliances, then finely chop them with a knife.
4. Place the crushed ingredients in a deep container and pour in tomato juice (sauce or ketchup). Season with salt and pepper and stir.
5. Pour the finished seasoning into glass jars, seal with lids and leave in the refrigerator for about an hour to infuse.

Step-by-step recipe for barbecue sauce at home

Creamy sauce is very good for barbecue. It makes a meat dish more nutritious and gives it a pleasant aroma and taste.

To prepare this dressing yourself, we will need the following set of products:

• medium fat mayonnaise – about 200 g;
• fresh garlic - about 3 cloves;
• butter – about 5 large spoons;
• dry white wine – approximately 130 ml;
• light sugar – 1 large spoon;
• fresh lemon juice – 4 dessert spoons;
• black pepper, salt, mustard - use to taste;
• medium onion – 1 head.

Champignon skewers in the oven

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Ingredients:

• champignons – 300 g
• garlic – 1 tooth.
• vegetable oil – 2 tbsp. l.
• soy sauce – 2 tbsp. l.
• lemon juice – 1 tsp.
• sweet paprika – 0.5 tsp.
• dill (or other greens)

How to cook?

1. Place the peeled champignons in a bag.
2. Finely chop the dill and garlic. Then place these ingredients in a bag with mushrooms and add paprika, olive oil, soy sauce and lemon juice. Tie the bag and shake well.
3. Marinate the mushrooms in the sauce for about 10-15 minutes.
4. Thread the mushrooms onto skewers and place in the oven. Cook the dish for 12-15 minutes at a temperature of 200-230 degrees.

Cooking method

How to make creamy barbecue sauce at home? Peel the garlic and onions, place them in a blender and grind at maximum speed until a homogeneous paste is formed. After this, take a frying pan, heat it up very high and add butter. Cooking fat is lightly fried, stirring regularly with a large spoon (to acquire a brownish tint). Then add dry white wine to the bowl and simmer over low heat until the sauce is reduced in volume by half.

After all the described actions, add lemon juice, medium-fat mayonnaise, sugar and mustard to the resulting mass one by one. All ingredients are salted and pepper to taste, quickly brought to a boil, covered with a lid and removed from the stove. In this state, the sauce is kept until it cools completely. It is best served cold with meat.

Prepare the dressing with soy sauce

This is a kind of marinade sauce for barbecue. You can soak meat in it, or you can serve it separately. There is nothing complicated in preparing such a dressing. It is very simple and incredibly tasty.

To prepare the sauce we will need the following ingredients:

• medium fat mayonnaise – 1.5 cups;
• soy sauce – ½ cup;
• fresh garlic – 1 clove;
• black pepper - a little.

Making a quick sauce without heat treatment

If you do not want to heat treat the tomato paste sauce for barbecue, then we offer you a simple and quick preparation option. To implement it we will need the following products:

• medium-sized clove of garlic – 1 pc.;
• natural tomato paste – 4 large spoons;
• medium-sized red onion – 1 head;
• warm drinking water – 3 large spoons;
• table salt and pepper - use to taste;
• dried basil and thyme – use as desired;
• fresh herbs - a small amount.

How to cook?

Armenian barbecue sauce is easy and simple to make at home. Tomato paste is diluted with warm drinking water, and then heated over medium heat and wait until the mixture boils. After this, finely chopped green onions, cilantro, parsley and dill are added to the homogeneous mass. Various spices and grated garlic cloves are also added to the sauce.

After boiling the ingredients for about three minutes, remove them from the stove and cool. The prepared sauce for the meat dish is served cold in small bowls.

Vegetable kebab on the grill

Ingredients:

• zucchini – 1 pc.
• eggplants – 2 pcs.
• bell pepper – 2 pcs.
• tomatoes – 3-4 pcs.
• onions – 2 pcs.
• champignons – 10 pcs.
• olive oil (or vegetable) – 3-4 tbsp. l.
• spices
• parsley
• dill
• basil

How to cook?

1. Wash all vegetables (eggplant, peppers, tomatoes, onions) and cut into not too thin rings. Finely chop the greens. You can cut the mushrooms in half if they are large. If you wish, you can cook them whole.
2. Marinate the vegetables in a mixture of olive oil, spices, chopped basil, dill, parsley and leave them for at least an hour (stir the ingredients periodically, as the marinade may settle to the bottom of the bowl and not all vegetables will marinate equally).
3. Cook vegetable skewers on the grill or on a previously built fire.

Making the sauce

Before preparing Georgian sauce, fresh tomatoes should be thoroughly processed. They are thoroughly washed, scalded with boiling water and the skin is removed. Then the tomatoes are cut into halves, all seeds are removed, and the pulpy part is ground in a blender.

The resulting thick juice is placed in a saucepan and cooked after boiling over low heat (about 20 minutes). In this case, the mass should decrease slightly in volume.

5 minutes before the sauce is ready, add all the above grated cloves of garlic, chopped cilantro, parsley, dill, sprigs of oregano and basil. Also add a little adjika and ground red pepper to the tomato mixture.

Mix all ingredients with a large spoon, cover with a lid and remove from the stove. After the sauce has cooled, it is served to the table, having previously been placed in bowls.

Vegetable and shrimp skewers

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Ingredients:

For filling:

• shrimp (cooked) – 24 pcs.
• cherry tomatoes (or other small ones) – 24 pcs.
• zucchini – 1 pc.
• yellow pepper – 1 pc.
• young onion
• kosher salt
• pepper
• lemon

For the pesto:

• parsley - bunch
• fresh tarragon - ¼ cup
• unsalted roasted pistachios – ¼ cup
• garlic – 1 tooth.
• lemon juice – 5 tsp.
• kosher salt – ¼ tbsp. l.
• pepper – ¼ tbsp. l.
• olive oil – ½ cup
• water – 1 tbsp. l.

How to cook?

1. Lightly grind the tarragon, parsley, pistachios, lemon juice, garlic, salt and pepper in a blender. Then add olive oil to these ingredients and whisk everything again until you get a homogeneous mass. Divide the pesto into two parts.
2. Soak 8 wooden skewers in water for 30 minutes and begin preparing the vegetables.
3. Cut the pepper into cubes, zucchini into rings, and young onion feathers into 3-4 parts.
4. Thread the ingredients onto skewers in the following order: onion, pepper, zucchini, tomato, shrimp.
5. Then lightly drizzle the vegetables and seafood with olive oil and brush with the sauce.
6. Cook vegetable skewers in the oven for 5 minutes at 450-550 degrees or on the grill (2-3 minutes on each side).
7. Finally, garnish the dish with fresh lemon juice and the remaining pesto and serve immediately.

Making pomegranate sauce

Pomegranate sauce has a piquant and quite original taste. For it we will need:

• sweet red wine – 2 glasses;
• fresh pomegranate juice – 1.5 cups;
• garlic cloves – 4 pcs.;
• chopped basil – 3 large spoons;
• potato starch - a small pinch;
• granulated sugar - dessert spoon;
• salt, ground hot pepper and black pepper - use to taste.

Armenian sauce

Ingredients

• 100 g tomato paste
• 150 ml water
• 1 tbsp. l. corn starch
• 1 tsp. dried basil
• 1 tsp. Sahara
• 2 tbsp. l. fresh parsley
• 2 cloves garlic
• salt to taste
• red pepper to taste

Preparation

1. Pour basil, pressed garlic, tomato paste, sugar and salt into a saucepan. Then pour in 100 ml of water, put on medium heat, bring to a boil and cook for about 3 minutes, stirring constantly, until the sugar has completely melted.
2. In a glass, dissolve corn starch in the remaining water and add it to the tomato sauce in a thin stream. Cook, stirring in a circular motion over low heat until slightly thickened.
3. Cool the finished sauce and sprinkle with chopped parsley before serving.

Preparing the sauce

To make this dressing, take a saucepan and pour fresh pomegranate juice into it, as well as sweet red wine. Next, various spices are added to the ingredients (table salt, chopped herbs, granulated sugar, grated garlic, etc.).

After the sauce boils, reduce the heat to low, cover with a lid and cook for ¼ hour.

5 minutes before turning off the stove, add potato starch, previously diluted with a small amount of red wine, into the pan. After mixing the ingredients, they are slowly heated and brought to thickening.

The resulting red sauce is served cold.

Sour cream sauce

Now you know what sauces and seasonings you can use for barbecue. Recipes for preparing such dressings have been described above. However, we decided to present you with another way. To implement it we need:

• fatty and thick sour cream - about 300 g;
• meat broth - about ½ cup;
• butter – 4 dessert spoons;
• chopped parsley and dill - more;
• wheat flour – 1 tablespoon;
• allspice and table salt – use to taste.

Horseradish and beets

A good option not only for kebabs, but also for other meat and fish dishes - for example, jellied meat or boiled pork. For two hundred grams of horseradish root, take 70-80 g of beets, one and a half tablespoons of vinegar, 150-200 ml of water, 20-40 g of sugar, salt to taste.

Peel the horseradish and beets, wash and grate on a fine grater, or chop in a blender. Mix water, sugar, salt and vinegar - boil and cool. Pour the marinade over the puree, stir and leave in the refrigerator for a couple of hours.

Making a milk dressing for a meat dish

To prepare sour cream sauce, use a deep saucepan. Place it on high heat and warm it up thoroughly. Then slowly melt the butter in a frying pan and add wheat flour. The ingredients are fried until they acquire a golden hue.

Having carried out the described steps, pour the meat broth into the saucepan. In this composition, the creamy sauce is boiled over medium heat until thick.

After the mass thickens, add the required amount of sour cream, pepper and salt, as well as chopped herbs. All ingredients are mixed and cooked for about three minutes. It is advisable to serve this sauce chilled.

Shish kebab of eggplants, peppers and olives

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Vegetarian Eggplant Recipe for Eggplant and Peppers. Make the preparation by mixing soy sauce, olive oil, salt and oregano, set aside. Wash the eggplants, cut into cubes and soak in a solution of water, lemon or vinegar to remove the bitter taste. Drain and skewer with diced peppers. Take the barbecue to medium level. When it starts to brown, remove and pour into the seasoning mixture. Return to the grill and when it suits you, serve.

Easy Vegetarian BBQ Zucchini Recipe

Incorporate all the ingredients into the marinade and set aside. Cut the ingredients into cubes, except for the olive, which should remain whole. Mix in the marinade and let it sit overnight to catch the flavor well. The next day, place on skewers, sandwich the ingredients and take to the grill.

Ingredients:

• eggplant – 500 g
• sweet pepper – 300 g
• olives (pitted) – 100 g
• vegetable oil (olive) – 50 ml
• soy sauce – 50 ml
• lemon – 1 pc.
• greens - bunch
• lettuce leaves - a bunch
• pepper

How to cook?

1. Wash the lemon and squeeze the juice out of it. Then mix it with soy sauce, adding a little pepper.
2. Cut the eggplant into rings, place in a large saucepan or deep bowl, pour over the marinade and leave for 30 minutes.
3. Meanwhile, chop the bell pepper.
4. Thread vegetables (eggplant, peppers) and olives onto wooden skewers in any order.
5. Grill the kebab on the fire or grill until the vegetables are fully cooked.
6. Before serving, place the vegetable skewers on lard leaves and garnish with finely chopped herbs.