December, 2011 Archive

Modified Carolina Vinergar Sauce

December 31st, 2011 by GuysGuideBook in BBQ, Recipes
A friend gave me a sample of a vinegar based bbq sauce from Arkansas.  He promised me more but it took longer than expected to arrive given that his source wasn’t the most reliable.  In between the first sample and extra arriving, I searched out a recipe to make something similar.

I stumbled on this one at OregonLive.com and went to make it.  Without realizing it, I mistakenly substituted apple cider vinegar for the apple cider that was in the original recipe.  The sauce turned out great and here is the recipe.  I tend to let this sit for a month or more after I make it with an occasional shake to keep it mixed up.

Modified Carolina Vinergar Sauce
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Recipe type: Sauce
Prep time: 15 mins
Total time: 15 mins
Based on a simple Carolina style vinegar sauce found at oregonlive.com, this is my modified version. The pepper comes through and with just a bit of kick.
Ingredients
  • 1 cup apple cider vinegar
  • 1 cup white vinegar
  • 1 tablespoon firmly packed brown sugar
  • 1 tablespoon paprika
  • 1 tablespoon cayenne pepper
  • 1 teaspoon kosher salt
  • 1 teaspoon coarse ground black pepper
Instructions
  1. Mix all ingredients in a glass bottle
  2. Age 1 day to several months for best flavor.
  3. shake the bottle weekly to ensure that all the flavors get mixed

 


Mid Winter Cleaning

December 28th, 2011 by GuysGuideBook in Garden

As December closes, I took time to clean up the hops.  I’d left a bit of each vine with the intention of trying to clone them to give away.  Things got rushed with the rest of the tomatoes and they never got buried.  Now they are just dead vines with no use.

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