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Chicken Barbecue Sauce
This chicken barbecue sauce is a tomato based sauce used as marinade or barbecue sauce for grilled chicken parts such as wings, drumsticks or breasts. It also works very well for vegetarian (e.g., wheat- and soy-based) meat alternatives. It was invented by Johan Zandin from Gothenburg, Sweden and mixes 9 different ingredients from Europe, Asia and North America.
Ingredients
- peanut oil, (30 mL)2 tablespoon
- walnut oil, (5 mL)1 teaspoon
- mild chili sauce, mild, the kind just slightly hotter than ketchup (30 mL)2 tablespoon
- Worcestershire sauce, (5 mL), see below for vegetarian alternative1 teaspoon
- teriyaki marinade, marinade (5 mL)1 teaspoon
- tandoori powder, (10 mL)2 teaspoon
- ground white pepper, ground2 mL
- herbal salt2 mL
- piri-piri chile pepper, small, dried, crunched1
Quantities are auto-calculated from the original recipe as a guide. Items without numbers (e.g. “to taste”) are not changed.
Method 3 steps
Mix everything together in a small mixing bowl.
Use a brush to apply a thick layer of the sauce to your favorite chicken parts or vegetarian alternative.
Barbecue chicken over fire, charcoal or in the oven.
Region evidence: no stated origin (basic dish)