Best Voodoo Sauce Recipes

NEW ORLEANS VOODOO SHRIMP

Steps:

• Mix marinade ingredients, place shrimp in marinade and let stand 1 hour.
• Meanwhile, mix VooDoo sauce ingredients.
• Grill or saute shrimp until done and serve with VooDoo Sauce.

BBQ VOODOO

Steps:

• Add the honey, molasses, garlic, chipotles, chiles, pepper and salt in large stockpot. Place the cumin, coriander and bay leaves on a piece of cheesecloth, then tie into a pouch with kitchen twine. Add to the stockpot and cook over medium heat 30 minutes, stirring gently often. Mixture will be thick and fragrant.
• Add the canned tomatoes. Cook 20 minutes and break up tomatoes. Remove spice bag.
• Add the onions, watermelon and peaches. Cook 45 minutes on medium. Cool 30 minutes. Remove large pieces of fruit, chiles, garlic, and onion and puree them in a process till smooth. Combine the puree with the remaining mixture and pass through strainer in batches. Mixture should be smooth. Return to pot.
• Add the vinegar, water and BBQ sauce. Reduce heat to low, cook minimum 4 hours.
• Add brown sugar to your taste.
• Let sauce come to room temperature. Marinate meat in enough sauce to cover in 1 gallon bag for 24 hrs. Smoke using favorite method. Shred meat, adding enough sauce to shredded meat to coat (don't add the marinating sauce to the shredded meat unless you've boiled the sauce first).
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• Serve with additional sauce on side.

VOODOO SAUCE

Steps:

• 1. Mix all ingredients. Store in glass container in refrigerator.
• 2. You can even pour over a block of cream cheese (softened) and serve with crackers.

BLACKENED SWORDFISH WITH SWEET POTATO CRAB HASH

Steps:

• Dredge both sides of the swordfish in blackening spice. Heat a heavy, cast-iron skillet over high heat until it is smoking hot.
• Add the swordfish and cook for 3 minutes. Turn over and cook for 3 minutes more. Warm the crab hash in saute pan, turning to warm throughout. Place warm Voodoo Sauce on a plate and top with Sweet Potato Crab Hash. Top with swordfish. Top with tomato and scallion garnish.
• Heat the olive oil in a saute pan. Add the roasted sweet potatoes, shallots, and poblano peppers and saute for 2 minutes. Add Voodoo sauce and Worcestershire sauce, salt and pepper, to taste. Add the crabmeat and gently toss until the crab is heated through.
• In a saucepan over low heat, reduce the cream by 1/3. In a separate saucepan, heat the BBQ Sauce. Add the reduced cream. Add the butter and simmer for 3 to 4 minutes. Whisk in the salt and pepper. Keep warm until ready to serve.
• In a large pot, add the butter, onion, and garlic and let sweat until translucent. In a large bowl, blend together the vinegar, apricot jam, dry mustard, brown sugar, and Dijon mustard until smooth. Add this mixture to the garlic and onion mixture with the rest of the ingredients. Bring to a simmer and cook for 1 hour.

SPICY VOODOO CHICKEN

Steps:

• Begin by mixing all of the ingredients for the marinade together in a bowl and set aside.
• Place the breasts in marinade and let stand 1 hour. Grill the chicken until done or lightly browned on each side. Remove from the grill and serve with the Southern Comfort dipping sauce.