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Old 05-27-2014, 09:24 AM   #1
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Default Griffin’s Old Virginia Red Barbecue Sauce

Often referred to by writers of his era as a "free man of color," Griffin became a very famous barbecue cook and restaurateur in Richmond, Virginia in the early to mid 1800s.


Sometime before 1853 Griffin had opened his own restaurant and by 1860, he had revitalized an entire area of the city. In fact, an Island in the James River was called "Griffin Island" for several decades. By the 1880's, people in Richmond longed for Griffin's barbecued shotes (~50 pound hogs), barbecued squirrels, and Brunswick stew.

Here is a Virginia red barbecue sauce inspired by Griffin. It's made old school style much like the sauces I used to see served at roadside barbecue stands when I was a kid but updated slightly for our modern palates. It also contains only ingredients that are known to have been used by Virginians up to the 1800's.



2 cups apple cider vinegar
1 cup ketchup
1 cup light brown sugar
½ cup water
2 TBS yellow mustard
1.5 TBS Kosher salt
1 TBS lemon juice
1 TBS paprika (don't use a spicy hot variety; I prefer a bright red Spanish paprika)
1 ½ tsp ground nutmeg
1 tsp celery salt
1 tsp fine ground black pepper
½ tsp ground sage
½ tsp granulated garlic
½ tsp cumin
Dash ground cayenne pepper (or to taste)

Add ingredients to a saucepan and bring to a simmer stirring often. Let sauce simmer for 10 to 15 minutes, remove from heat, cool, and serve. Store in the refrigerator. It gets better after a couple of days too.
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Old 05-27-2014, 09:37 AM   #2
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Thanks Bo! Copied and on the list Sounds like a winner if it is as good as SA it will have a place on the shelf in the pantry.
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As I said earlier, THANKS! My July 4th party is coming up and I always try to introduce a new sauce or two to the guests. This year I'm behind on getting organized; this one will definitely be made in mid-June for a July 4th introduction to the masses...
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Thanks for the post. I'm bookmarking this one to give it a shot.
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OK. This has GOT to be good so I'm going to try this but taking it one step further to be even more authentic, I'm going to use Jefferson's cousin Mary Randolph's recipe for the ketchup...

The original recipe from Mary Randolph:

Gather a peck of tomatas, pick out the stems , and wash them; put them on the fire without water, sprinkle on a few spoonsful of salt, let them boil steadily an hour, stirring them frequently, strain them through a colander, and then through a sieve; put the liquid on the fire with half a pint of chopped onions, a quarter of an ounce of mace broke into small pieces, and if not sufficiently salt, add a little more, one tablespoonful of whole black pepper, boil all together until just enough to fill two bottles; cork it tight. –make it in August.

It ain't today's ketchup, that's for sure...

http://www.monticello.org/site/blog-...-tomata-catsup

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I'm loving this Bo! I'll be making some tonight. Doing some PP this weekend - already have the SA made and this will be a great additional choice - thanks for sharing the fruits of your research with us!
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Thanks joe! It's on the list to make!
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Gotta ask: what is the "SA" some of you are referring to?

I'm a bit of a sauce rookie . . .
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He stole my red sauce recipe!

Thanks for the share Boshiz...tells me my red sauce is pretty close
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Gotta ask: what is the "SA" some of you are referring to?

I'm a bit of a sauce rookie . . .
Shack Attack, I'm guessing -
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Thanks Bo! Copied and on the list Sounds like a winner if it is as good as SA it will have a place on the shelf in the pantry.
Shack sauce is a pretty high bar. Let us know how it goes.
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OK. This has GOT to be good so I'm going to try this but taking it one step further to be even more authentic, I'm going to use Jefferson's cousin Mary Randolph's recipe for the ketchup...

The original recipe from Mary Randolph:

Gather a peck of tomatas, pick out the stems , and wash them; put them on the fire without water, sprinkle on a few spoonsful of salt, let them boil steadily an hour, stirring them frequently, strain them through a colander, and then through a sieve; put the liquid on the fire with half a pint of chopped onions, a quarter of an ounce of mace broke into small pieces, and if not sufficiently salt, add a little more, one tablespoonful of whole black pepper, boil all together until just enough to fill two bottles; cork it tight. –make it in August.

It ain't today's ketchup, that's for sure...

http://www.monticello.org/site/blog-...-tomata-catsup

Thanks Shizzle!

That should be a lot of fun. Let us know how it goes!
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He stole my red sauce recipe!

Thanks for the share Boshiz...tells me my red sauce is pretty close
Great minds!
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SHOWBOAT!

Actually I eagerly await hearing how it turns out. Do we have to wait 'til August?

bo and guerry, thanks to you both for posting those recipes.

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OK. This has GOT to be good so I'm going to try this but taking it one step further to be even more authentic, I'm going to use Jefferson's cousin Mary Randolph's recipe for the ketchup...

The original recipe from Mary Randolph:

Gather a peck of tomatas, pick out the stems , and wash them; put them on the fire without water, sprinkle on a few spoonsful of salt, let them boil steadily an hour, stirring them frequently, strain them through a colander, and then through a sieve; put the liquid on the fire with half a pint of chopped onions, a quarter of an ounce of mace broke into small pieces, and if not sufficiently salt, add a little more, one tablespoonful of whole black pepper, boil all together until just enough to fill two bottles; cork it tight. –make it in August.

It ain't today's ketchup, that's for sure...

http://www.monticello.org/site/blog-...-tomata-catsup

Thanks Shizzle!

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thanks for the recipe I'm going to make this tonite
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