BBQ ACADEMY
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WHICH SAUCE
The right sauce can make or break your BBQ, our professional advice will help.
BBQ SAVINGS
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REGIONAL BBQ RECIPES
TEXAS
Texas BBQ sauce is known to be a smoky tomato-based sauce. It tastes of spices, such as chiles and cumin and is tangy to the tongue. It is usually not put on the meat while cooking. In Texas, barbeque is often eaten with no sauce at all so as not to distract from the natural flavor of the meat in questions; which in Texas is generally beef. Cattlemen’s combines their Classic BBQ sauce with chili powder and liquid smoke to recreate the lip-smacking Texas style sauce.
Texas Style BBQ Sauce
Smoky, spicy tomato based sauce
Combine:
1 cup Cattlemen’s Classic BBQ Sauce™
1 tsp. chili powder
¼ tsp. liquid smoke
KENTUCKY
Kentucky BBQ sauce is a very unique “black” savory sauce. It is usually made with Kentucky bourbon, Worcestershire Sauce and molasses which generates the term "black dip" which it is referred to by Kentucky locals. It is a mixture of a mild tomato-based sauce and a unique black sauce made with vinegar & molasses.
Kentucky Style BBQ Sauce
Unique "black", savory sauce.
Combine:
1 cup Cattlemen’s Smokehouse BBQ Sauce™
2 Tbsp. French’s Worcestershire sauce
1 Tbsp. molasses
ST. LOUIS
The St. Louis BBQ sauce is sweet and mild spiced tomato-based sauce. It has a tomato foundation but without the smoke. It is generally thinned with vinegar. Its ingredients make it not as sweet and thick as Kansas style sauce, nor as spicy and hot like Texas style. You can add a punch to your next meal by creating your own St. Louis style BBQ sauce by using Cattlemen's Sweet BBQ sauce and beer.
St. Louis Style BBQ Sauce
Mild, gently spiced tomato based sauce
Combine
1 cup Cattlemen’s Sweet BBQ Sauce™
¼ cup beer
MEMPHIS
Memphis style BBQ sauce has a very distinctive flavor. It is a sweet and slightly spicy tomato-based sauce made with vinegar and a variety of spices. It is generally thin and goes well poured over pulled pork and served alongside of dry ribs. To recreate this style of barbeque sauce at home you can combine Cattlemen's Sweet BBQ sauce with ketchup and vinegar.
Memphis Style BBQ Sauce
Sweet and spicy tomato based sauce
Combine:
1 cup Cattlemen’s Sweet BBQ Sauce™
¼ cup ketchup
3 Tbsp. vinegar
THE CAROLINAS
The Carolina style BBQ sauce is a sauce made with sweet and tangy notes. By combining sweet and tangy flavors it brings out the best grilled or smoked pork and chicken. There is a difference between North and South Carolina sauces. North Carolina sauce is a combination of liquid vinegar and pepper flakes where as South Carolina combines mustard, vinegar, black pepper and a light or thick tomato base. Cattlemen's combines ingredients of both sauces with their Gold BBQ sauce and vinegar and pepper flakes to create the Carolina style BBQ sauce.
Carolina Style BBQ Sauce
Mustard based sauce with heat and sweet,and tangy notes
Combine:
1 cup Cattlemen’s® Gold BBQ Sauce™
2 Tbsp. vinegar
1 tsp. crushed red pepper flakes
KANSAS CITY
Kansas style barbeque sauce is the most common sauce used nationwide. It is probably because of its thick tomato-based sauce and red-brown color. Or maybe it's because of the sweet and spicy elements it contains. Kansas style BBQ sauce is not about the types of meats it's used on but more about the different techniques used while cooking. To create your own Kansas style sauce you can combine Cattlemen's Classic BBQ sauce with brown sugar and a spicy brown mustard.
Kansas Style BBQ Sauce
Thick, sweet and spicy tomato based sauce
Combine:
1 cup Cattlemen’s® Classic BBQ Sauce™
1 Tbsp. brown sugar
1 Tbsp. French’s spicy brown mustard
