Best Mesa Barbecue Sauce Recipes

Bobby's Dry-Rubbed Rib-Eye Steaks with Mesa Barbecue Sauce image

Provided by Bobby Flay

Yield Makes 8 servings

Number Of Ingredients 15

For Bobby's Dry Rub:
1/4 cup paprika
1 cup ancho chile powder
1 tablespoon ground cumin
1 tablespoon ground coriander
1 teaspoon cayenne
2 teaspoons dry mustard
2 teaspoons dried oregano
1 tablespoon kosher salt
1 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
For the Steaks:
8 rib-eye steaks (10 ounces each)
1 cup Bobby's Dry Rub
Olive oil for brushing the steaks
2 cups Mesa Barbecue Sauce

Steps:

For Bobby's Dry Rub:
Combine all the ingredients in a small bowl. Makes about 1 1/4 cups. Any extra will keep in a tightly covered glass jar for several months.
For the Steaks:
Preheat a gas or charcoal grill to high. Rub each steak on one side with the dry rub, brush with olive oil, and grill, rub-side down, until golden brown, 3 to 4 minutes. Turn over and continue grilling 4 to 5 minutes for medium rare. Place on a large serving platter and brush with Mesa Barbecue Sauce.

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Provided by Bobby Flay

Yield Makes about 2 cups

Number Of Ingredients 16

2 tablespoons canola oil
1 medium red onion, finely diced
3 garlic cloves, minced
8 plum tomatoes, seeded and coarsely diced
1/4 cup ketchup
1/2 cup red wine vinegar
1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce
1/4 cup water
3 tablespoons dark molasses
2 tablespoons Dijon mustard
2 tablespoons dark brown sugar
1 tablespoon honey
1 teaspoon cayenne
1 tablespoon ancho chile powder (see Note)
1 tablespoon pasilla chile powder (see Note)
1 tablespoon paprika

Steps:

Heat the canola oil until almost smoking in a large saucepan over medium heat and sweat the onion and garlic until softened but not colored, about 5 minutes. Add the tomatoes and simmer 15 minutes. Add the remaining ingredients and simmer 20 minutes. Pour the mixture in a food processor and puree.
Pour into a medium bowl and let cool to room temperature. May be refrigerated up to 1 week or frozen.

Bobby's Dry-Rubbed Rib-Eye Steaks with Mesa Barbecue Sauce Recipe | Epicurious.com image

Provided by @MakeItYours

Number Of Ingredients 12

1/4 cup paprika
1 cup ancho chile powder
1 tablespoon ground cumin
1 tablespoon ground coriander
1 teaspoon cayenne
2 teaspoons dry mustard
2 teaspoons dried oregano
1 tablespoon kosher salt
1 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
8 rib-eye steaks (10 ounces each)
Olive oil for brushing the steaks
2 cups Mesa Barbecue Sauce

Steps:

For Bobby's Dry Rub:
Combine all the ingredients in a small bowl. Makes about 1 1/4 cups. Any extra will keep in a tightly covered glass jar for several months.
For the Steaks:
Preheat a gas or charcoal grill to high. Rub each steak on one side with the dry rub, brush with olive oil, and grill, rub-side down, until golden brown, 3 to 4 minutes. Turn over and continue grilling 4 to 5 minutes for medium rare. Place on a large serving platter and brush with Mesa Barbecue Sauce.
Excerpted from Bobby Flay's Boy Meets Grill: With More Than 125 Bold New Recipes by Bobby Flay. Copyright © 1999 Bobby Flay. Published by Hyperion. All Rights Reserved. Available wherever books are sold.