Never underestimate your power of creativity and imagination.
Some of the best recipes in the world come from people just like you. The world just doesn’t know about yours yet.
It’s not just a matter of throwing the right combination of ingredients together, though, and you’re done. No, it takes using good quality fresh ingredients, bringing those flavors together in the right amounts, the right order, the right temperature, etc. Otherwise known as the process.
If you give 3 people the exact same recipe and ask them to go make it… you will get exactly that many different results. Even if all of them have directions to go with the list of ingredients, the results will not be the same.
But you already know this. Right?
Don’t you remember how nobody could make that certain dish the way your Grandma could? Even using the identical recipe, it never turned out as good as Grandma’s.
Why do you think that is?
Experience is one reason. Grandma has been doing it for a long time and has gotten pretty good. Although you being young and impressionable back then didn’t hurt either.
But, her process was somehow unique and different.
Maybe Grandma used a well seasoned 40 year old cast iron skillet and no one else did. Did she sauté the garlic in butter, or toss it in later during the process… raw? Were some of the dry seasonings added during browning of the meat, or later into the liquid broth? …and which ones?
It could have been many things, but if the ingredients were the same, it had to be her process..
So, in this book we will talk about process. We will also talk about ingredients of all types. We’ll discuss some BBQ background and basics, different types of BBQ sauces used, sauce style by region of the country, plus a few recipes.
But remember, this process will have a lot to do with your own creativity and imagination as well. If really you want to go beyond buying a BBQ sauce in a bottle, and create something truly extraordinary, this is the way to do it.
Create your own BBQ sauce. Remember... there is never a mistake in the kitchen… just a new recipe trying to be discovered.
Before we get started, though, you should know up front that I am writing this from my own experiences. I have been cooking, BBQing, grilling, and creating original recipes for my friends and family for over 40 years. And I love it… as I’m sure you do too.
Some of the best recipes in the world come from people just like you. The world just doesn’t know about yours yet.
It’s not just a matter of throwing the right combination of ingredients together, though, and you’re done. No, it takes using good quality fresh ingredients, bringing those flavors together in the right amounts, the right order, the right temperature, etc. Otherwise known as the process.
If you give 3 people the exact same recipe and ask them to go make it… you will get exactly that many different results. Even if all of them have directions to go with the list of ingredients, the results will not be the same.
But you already know this. Right?
Don’t you remember how nobody could make that certain dish the way your Grandma could? Even using the identical recipe, it never turned out as good as Grandma’s.
Why do you think that is?
Experience is one reason. Grandma has been doing it for a long time and has gotten pretty good. Although you being young and impressionable back then didn’t hurt either.
But, her process was somehow unique and different.
Maybe Grandma used a well seasoned 40 year old cast iron skillet and no one else did. Did she sauté the garlic in butter, or toss it in later during the process… raw? Were some of the dry seasonings added during browning of the meat, or later into the liquid broth? …and which ones?
It could have been many things, but if the ingredients were the same, it had to be her process..
So, in this book we will talk about process. We will also talk about ingredients of all types. We’ll discuss some BBQ background and basics, different types of BBQ sauces used, sauce style by region of the country, plus a few recipes.
But remember, this process will have a lot to do with your own creativity and imagination as well. If really you want to go beyond buying a BBQ sauce in a bottle, and create something truly extraordinary, this is the way to do it.
Create your own BBQ sauce. Remember... there is never a mistake in the kitchen… just a new recipe trying to be discovered.
Before we get started, though, you should know up front that I am writing this from my own experiences. I have been cooking, BBQing, grilling, and creating original recipes for my friends and family for over 40 years. And I love it… as I’m sure you do too.
