Coffee BBQ Sauce Shouldn’t Be This Good


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  1. Glen Ackerman
    Glen Ackerman says:

    I was waiting for worlds to collide and James to mention Franklin Barbecue! Franklin does an espresso barbecue sauce. You can buy it on amazon. I have only made it from his recipe with specialty coffee of course, so I can't say how the bottled version is. The version I made was tasty. I don't make it every time, but occasionally I do.

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  2. Michael Weatherall
    Michael Weatherall says:

    Good result! I often add espresso to my BBQ sauce, although I start with an onion base. Recipe usually changes a bit but basically: Caramelised grated onions (a touch of water to wilt), add brown sugar, apple cider vinegar, smoked paprika, touch of chilli powder. Cook down to thick sauce. Add espresso.

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  3. Kevin Courcey
    Kevin Courcey says:

    James- you left out a key test…using it on meat and cooking it on a grill. Grilling might alter the flavor significantly from just spooning it out of a bottle. That would be dipping sauce. That said, it does seem like a cool idea, and I have a Nespresso machine, so…

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  4. Shane Rigsby
    Shane Rigsby says:

    It's not surprising that you've had a bad result with the ground coffee because you're doing it all wrong. Load the water reservoir if your espresso machine with the bbq sauce and pull a shot. Obviously.

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  5. Belle
    Belle says:

    I hope you'll get to try Malaysian/Singaporean/Chinese coffee pork ribs sometime! It's especially popular in Malaysia and Singapore and it's really delicious

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  6. Radley Chin
    Radley Chin says:

    Went and tried it! Did the espresso method, your base BBQ sauce was really nice but I’m not sure I quite tasted much change from adding the espresso. Didn’t add much but definitely didn’t remove anything.

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  7. Clement Moraschi
    Clement Moraschi says:

    I wonder how a moka pot brew would stand up, one difference may be that oils present in the espresso would be absent from the coffee brewed through paper but could still come through a metal filter. The concentration would already be significantly higher than the brewed too.

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  8. Steffen Thole
    Steffen Thole says:

    I prefered the previous thumbnail because it suggested that you'd be making your own sauce in this video. With this current thumbnail it could just be a normal sauce review, which I find far less interesting.

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  9. Chadzilla333
    Chadzilla333 says:

    As a bbq pitmaster, when I make coffee bbq sauce, I always use brewed espresso. When I make bbq rubs, sometimes I use instant coffee powder, or fine ground espresso. It depends on what texture I am going for. If I am searing a steak, or cast iron cooking burgers hot-n-fast, then espresso powder is the way to go as it absorbs quickly and doesn't burn on the cast iron. But if it is a large cut of meat, say a brisket or boston butt, then fine ground espresso works better. Pro tip: less is more. 😉

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  10. Jean-Luc Grosgeorges
    Jean-Luc Grosgeorges says:

    I knew the square of dark chocolate in a strong sauce for beef or game, some people make chicken with coca-cola. in the kitchen if it is to use bad coffee what is the point, good coffee it would be a waste except of course for pastry

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  11. Evan B
    Evan B says:

    Whilst not bbq sauce, I use coffee in a marinade for bbq chicken quite often. You don't get a coffee flavour, but it certainly adds a depth that you wouldn't get otherwise. Same with making a chilli, I soak my dried chillies in coffee before cooking

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