The Most Awesome Homemade Barbecue Sauce

Ever get bored with the regular run of the mill barbecue sauces on the market? I've had this wonderful book in my cookbook library called Weber's Charcoal Grilling. I've used several recipes for grilling and in making rub's, but always thought...barbecue sauce would be a lot easier to just purchase. 
This time, I thought I'd step out of my barbecue sauce comfy zone and give it a try in making my own. Am I ever glad!!

Not only was it so easy peasy to make, but the taste was unbelievably delicious...even used it to dip my homemade bread sticks in! We used it to grill chicken, but would taste fabulous on anything grilled. Would even be great on hamburgers!

Here you go...give it a try...I promise you will love it! 

Oriental Barbecue Sauce

2 Tablespoons Hoisin Sauce (comes in small glass jar in the Chinese food section)

2 Tablespoons cider vinegar

1 Tablespoon plus 1 teaspoon Dijon mustard

2 teaspoons soy sauce

2 teaspoons peanut oil

1/4 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper (can substitute regular coarse black pepper am sure)

In a small bowl, whisk the sauce ingredients until smooth.

Now here is where I kind of did my own thing. I coated the chicken pieces with a thin layer of the sauce and allowed it to marinate over night.

Once the chicken was almost finished grilling, we coated it again with the barbecue sauce real good. Grilled the chicken for a bit longer...then.....FEEDING TIME!

After this first successful attempt in making our own barbecue sauce, I honestly can say, I will probably make my own from now on with all the different recipes that are out there!

Enjoy and happy Grilling!

~*NorthwindStar*`