subject: Barbecue Sauce, Gourmet Or Classic? [print this page] Barbecue sauce is often given a bad rap because of the stigma of beer and burgers and white trash. This my be the case with some sauces, but there are also many a gourmet barbecue sauces that will be sure to entice your taste buds galore! Often times it is the ingredients of the sauce that differentiates between good and bad, gourmet and trashy. It is always a good idea to check the ingredients of the sauces you buy to steer clear of the unhealthy and unappetizing sauces. The shorter the ingredient list and the more familiar the words the better the sauce. If the ingredient list has many long words with chemical sounding names, chances are it will not be the best sauce to purchase. Not only are the preservatives bad for you, there are other sauces that will taste better!
Gourmet barbecue sauce is often served on top of a steak when you go to a steak house, however it is not called barbecue sauce. Ingredients such as garlic, butter, pepper, mustard, salt, celery, and Worcestershire will most likely all be substantial additions to the steak sauce and are also the ingredients that make up bbq sauce, what a coincidence. Not really, because these ingredients compliment meat, especially steak, very well. It is just the name barbecue sauce that tends to scare people off.
Finding good online websites are your best bet when looking for good gourmet sauces. These sorts of sauces are typically very pricey in grocery stores because they are not being called bbq sauce, as what they truly are. They are given a formal named and slapped on a gourmet price, and the consumer, you, is being fooled. It is easy to differentiate between these sauces when one tries them, but that is not always an option. This is why checking labels is your best bet when it comes to purchasing a good gourmet barbecue sauce.
After you have found the perfect sauce you will find it is easy and convenient to have the sauce in your refrigerator to spice up just about any meal. Whether you are grilling or baking, broiling or sauteing, barbecue sauce it going to do wonders to your previously bland meals. Company will also be astonished at your creativity and excellent cooking skills! Overall, checking the ingredients and purchasing gourmet barbecue sauce online, as opposed to classic from the store is a great addition to your kitchen!
