Savory Strawberry Post - BBQ Sauce

Who says strawberries have to be a desserty, snacky item?
Not this gal!
I have a few thousand berries sittin in the freezer and because they take up a tad bit of real estate I thought it was high time something needed to be done with them.
Ice cream, been there, smoothies, done that, jam, a few jars kickin around…..
BBQ sauce maybe?  Why not right?
So I did a google search to see what I was up against.  Yup, its been done before, no need to reinvent the wheel.
But I did.
I didn’t listen, I used my own ingredients, my own measurements.
Cooking with taste buds – that’s how I roll.
Pulling out all the things normally used in a BBQ sauce, ketchup (I didn’t think to buy strained tomatoes earlier), mustard, dry mustard, vinegar, brown sugar, molasses, pepper, spices, I realized I have never made a BBQ sauce before, not really sure what the ratios should be so we winged it!
There were a few hundred taste tests, and a comment like “it tastes like the sauce you put on top of our meatloaf” therefore some additional things added, because its not meatloaf sauce honey, that’s just ketchup and brown sugar with a touch of spices……amature bahhhh…..
Finally,

I found a taste I was happy with.
Sweet with a kick of smokey heat.  Not one that burns your throat on the way down but one that dances on your taste buds a little after the sweetness subsides.
It was perfect on my grilled chicken breast!
Please pardon the approximations – as mentioned it was to taste so start with mine and adapt to suit yours!
I’m Listening to:  Chattahoochee – Alan Jackson

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