HAKUNA MATATA ALL-AFRICAN BARBECUE SAUCE!

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This is equally good for red meats and poultry. The quantities given are flexible, but I suggest staying more or less with these ingredients and tasting! Yes, we like our spices, and yes, it's spicy, tangy and tasty!! Pour into a glass jar with a screwtop -- lasts forever in the fridge! Don't salt your meat before grilling; there is salt in this sauce. Baste meat with a brush as you grill it and when you turn it over. Can be used as a marinade for red meats like steaks. "Hakuna Matata" means "No Problem!" in Swahili ...

Provided by Zurie

Categories     Sauces

Time 10m

Yield 4 cups

Number Of Ingredients 14

1 cup cooking oil (can use olive)
1 cup vinegar (use best, like wine, malt or cider vinegar)
3/4 cup brown sugar
3 teaspoons salt
1/2 cup ketchup (tomato sauce, made from real tomatoes, not junk)
1/2 cup chutney (a nice fruit chutney, not too sweet!)
1 teaspoon curry powder (mild!)
2 teaspoons black pepper, coarsely ground
1 tablespoon coriander seed, crushed
1 teaspoon cinnamon, ground
2 teaspoons mustard powder (use unsweetened table mustard if no powder available)
4 garlic cloves, chopped (or more if wanted)
2 teaspoons ginger, ground
2 teaspoons dried herbs (or a handful of fresh thyme)

Steps:

  • Put all ingredients in a processor.
  • Process until thickish and smooth.
  • Taste for seasoning. If too sweet to your taste, add a little more vinegar.
  • (Our South African chutneys are not very sweet, neither are our ketchup and mustard sweet -- your products I am not familiar with. So if you use too-sweet products the sauce will also be too sweet).
  • This basting sauce must stand before use so the flavours can meld -- at least 30 minutes.
  • Keep in a screwtop bottle in the fridge, and shake or stir before use if it separates.
  • Can be used as a marinade, but we prefer to use it for basting. You can also chuck in a few onion chunks when processing.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 702, Fat 55.5, SaturatedFat 7.2, Sodium 2097.8, Carbohydrate 52, Fiber 1.8, Sugar 46.8, Protein 1.6

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