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Sriracha Barbeque Sauce

A tangy, sweet ‘n spicy BBQ sauce that everyone will love.

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Why it works: Sriracha and sauce work together. They rank in the top 12% of all ingredient pairs, and 280 recipes mention both. The science ↓

The recipe

Serves 4
Prep5 min
Cook25 min

Ingredients

Contains: soy (auto-detected from the ingredients and method; we can miss things, so check labels)

Directions

Method written by CompKitchen from the ingredient list. Not the original author's method, not kitchen-tested.

  1. Whisk together the ketchup, brown sugar, sriracha, soy sauce, teriyaki sauce, kosher salt, garlic powder and vinegar in a medium saucepan until the brown sugar begins to dissolve.

  2. Set the saucepan over medium heat and bring the mixture to a gentle simmer, stirring often so it does not scorch on the bottom.

  3. Reduce the heat to medium-low and simmer uncovered for about 20 minutes, stirring every few minutes, until the sauce is thick enough to coat the back of a spoon.

  4. Taste the sauce and adjust the salt or sriracha if needed. Let it cool for about 5 minutes before using or storing in a sealed jar in the refrigerator.

By tastykitchen. Recipe from Open Recipes.

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The flavor team

The pairs that carry this dish. Each one is judged two ways: how much aroma chemistry they share, and how many recipes mention both.

  1. Sriracha + saucetop 12% of all pairs
    Aroma overlaplow
    Mentioned together280 recipes
  2. Ketchup + saucetop 1% of all pairs
    Aroma overlapstrong
    Mentioned together1,099 recipes

    Shared aroma: ethanol (alcoholic, ethereal).

  3. Sriracha + garlictop 5% of all pairs
    Aroma overlaplow
    Mentioned together270 recipes

    Shared aroma: linalool (floral, citrus).

  4. Garlic + vinegartop 5% of all pairs
    Aroma overlapmoderate
    Mentioned together9,034 recipes

    Shared aroma: acetic acid (sour, vinegar).

  5. Ketchup + sugartop 6% of all pairs
    Aroma overlapstrong
    Mentioned together260 recipes

    Shared aroma: ethanol (alcoholic, ethereal).

Ranks compare each pair with 20,000 random ingredient pairs on CompKitchen. How we score pairs

Flavor stand-ins for the garlic

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (ketchup, sugar, sriracha, sauce, vinegar):

  1. Gingerabout as good a flavor fit
  2. Garlicthe original

Fit is the average pairing score against ketchup, sugar, sriracha, sauce, vinegar. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes. This compares flavor only: it does not check the job the ingredient does in the dish (bulk, moisture, acidity, structure).