Coffee-Ginger Barbecue Sauce Recipe

Daniel Gritzer
Coffee-Ginger Barbecue Sauce Recipe
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  • Yield:Makes about 2 cups
  • Active time:20 minutes
  • Total time:20 minutes
  • Rated: 5.0
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[Photograph: Daniel Gritzer]

For this easy barbecue sauce, a ketchup base is spiked with a half cup of strong coffee, freshly grated ginger, a little dark chocolate, and molasses. Just a hint of smoked paprika builds an extra layer of aromatic mystery. It would be great on all sorts of things, but works particularly well with smoky pork shoulder and beef brisket.

Ingredients

  • 1 cup ketchup
  • 1/2 cup strong coffee or espresso (see note above)
  • 1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce
  • 1 tablespoon molasses
  • 1 (2-inch) knob peeled fresh ginger, grated on a microplane
  • 1/2 ounce dark (70%) chocolate
  • 1/4 teaspoon smoked paprika
  • Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper

Directions

  1. 1.

    In a medium saucepan, combine ketchup, coffee, Worcestershire sauce, molasses, and ginger and bring to a low simmer, stirring occasionally, over medium heat. Stir in chocolate and smoked paprika until chocolate is melted, then let simmer over very low heat, stirring occasionally, until flavors have mellowed and melded, 5-10 minutes. Season with salt and pepper.

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Daniel Gritzer
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Daniel cooked for years in some of New York's top American, Italian and French restaurants - starting at the age of 13, when he began staging at the legendary restaurant Chanterelle. He spent nearly a year working on organic farms in Europe, where he harvested almonds and Padron peppers in Spain, shepherded a flock of more than 200 sheep in Italy, and made charcuterie in France. When not working on, thinking about, cooking and eating food, he blows off steam (and calories) as an instructor of capoeira, the Afro-Brazilian martial art.

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