New BBQ Sauce

Well, I've tried out a new BBQ sauce that differs significantly from the "regular" sauce I make, in that it uses water instead of vegetable oil and beer, and uses onion soup mix and a touch of maple syrup in addition to the ever-wonderful brown sugar. It's a very tasty sauce (I'll post the recipe later) - I used it on some giant steaks a couple of nights ago, and the results were well above par.

Yesterday, I slow-cooked a moose roast for dinner (Wifey and I had our 8th Wedding Anniversary yesterday). As we have done in the past (with country ribs and my other two BBQ sauces), the roast was drenched in sauce and cooked on "low" in the crockpot ALL DAY. I love BBQ sauce, and I love moose meat in any form, but I would recommend to anyone thinking about using the "new" sauce with moose... don't do it. The flavors in the sauce just didn't marry well (hehe, "marry well"... Anniversary dinner...) to the flavor of the moose. I think, though, that this "new" sauce would work very well with pork or chicken (again, it's fantastic with beef).

I'll get the recipe for the "new" sauce up on the site soon. Try it when you get a chance to!

Awesome Chicken Recipe

Got inspired last night to make dinner for Wifey and I, so she would have a hot meal when she got home from teaching dog obedience. I was pleasantly suprised with the results...

Give this one a try, it's pretty easy...


Radioguy's Sweet Baked Chicken


Ingredients

• 1 cup light soy sauce
• 1 cup brown sugar
• garlic powder, to taste
• onion powder, to taste
• 1 pinch ground ginger
• 1 dash lemon, lime, or orange juice (optional)
• chicken wings (or drumsticks), enough to fill a 9x9 inch glass baking dish

The trick is to combine the soy sauce and brown sugar in proportion to the amount of chicken you're using. Last night, I used 6-8 chicken wings and a couple of chicken legs (whatever I had in the freezer, that is). If you use more chicken (if you are cooking for more than two people), use a bigger backing dish and try more of the soy/brown sugar combination. Chances are, though, the proportions above should be sufficient.

Preparation

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• Place chicken pieces in a baking dish.
• Combine remaining ingredients in a bowl - mix well (until brown sugar has dissolved).
• Pour mixture over chicken.
• Bake chicken for 30 minutes, remove from oven and turn chicken pieces over, spooning the "sauce" over the chicken.
• Bake for another 30 minutes, remove from oven and turn chicken pieces over, spooning the "sauce" over the chicken.
• Bake for another 15-20 minutes and remove from chicken. Let cool for 5-10 minutes.
• Serve with salad or rice. Very tasty!
  

If you end up with additional "sauce" after the chicken is done, you can reduce it for a thicker "sauce". Just be careful while reducing it, as it has a lot of brown sugar, which can burn easily. The ginger gives the dish a slightly Chinese flavor - for a different flavor, try leaving the ginger out and adding some mild chili powder (for example). Experiment with it, and have fun!

Let me know if you get an opportunity to try this recipe!