Angostura Bitters BBQ Chicken 2-10-15

Hey people! It's been a minute since I posted a recipe. Here is a great one for you! Playing around in the kitchen, (this is when genius usually strikes) I came up with this awesome BBQ. It can be used on chicken, pork, or fish (be careful with the first step on fish though, the acid in the marinade can overcook the fish before you actually put it on the stove). The combination of the lemon garlic marinade and Angostura Bitters BBQ sauce is a match made in culinary heaven.

First step, the marinade.
Olive oil (about 1/2 cup)
Dijon mustard (about spoonful)
Minced garlic (about 6 cloves)
Salt (to taste)
Minced hot pepper (If you dont like pepper use none, very little, or substitute ground black pepper)
zest and juice of 3 lemons
Combine ingredients and pour over meat. (Ziploc bag is best) place in the fridge and leave for at least an hour. The longer you leave it the better it will taste, no more than a day though (for fish, stick to the one hour mark)

The BBQ sauce
Ketchup (about 1/2 cup)
Brown Sugar (a little bit, the ketchup already has sugar in it. It's just to add flavor. A regular spoonful)
Dijon mustard (3 heaping spoonfuls)
Angostura Bitters (15-20 dashes)
Combine.

Pour off the marinade and THROW AWAY. Never try to save marinade. Place chicken (bone in) on a RACK in the pan, with water and onions in the base of the pan. Cook at 350° for about 20min, then brush on BBQ sauce. Add water to the pan as it dries out. Every 5-7min brush on a new coat of BBQ. About 3 times. The last time, brush on a coat and put under the broiler for about 3 min. You dont want it to burn, you just want a LITTLE BIT of char.

Thats it. Enjoy. Please try it out and tell me what you think

Mango BBQ Sauce 9-15-14

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It's mango season! With a huge tree in the yard, we are overrun with mango. What's a girl to do? Make "Mango BBQ sauce" of course!!

Make sure you use ripe mango for this. I used two really ripe mangoes for this bottle.

If you haven't noticed. I don't really do amounts in my recipes unless it is a cake. Cooking is about tasting as you go and finding balance in your creations. On to the recipe!

Mango BBQ sauce

vegetable oil
cumin seeds
fennel seeds
Garlic minced
ginger peeled and minced
onion, finely minced
Hot pepper, minced
mango puree
fresh lime juice
apple cider vinegar
worcestershire sauce
molasses
salt & black pepper
(Brown sugar) optional

Heat vegetable oil and add cumin seeds and fennel seeds. The seeds will pop in the oil. Please be careful. Don't burn. When it is done popping, add onion, ginger, garlic and hot pepper. Cook down to translucent. Do not brown the onions. Add mango and lime juice. Cook down. Add the rest of the ingredients. Taste it. IF needed, add a little brown sugar to balance the flavor.