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Authentic Arawak Barbecue Sauce

Authentic Arawak Barbecue Sauce prepared dish

A bold and aromatic Caribbean-style barbecue sauce featuring citrus, spices, and heat from Scotch bonnet peppers. Perfect as a marinade for fish or meat, delivering a rich balance of sweet, tangy, and spicy flavors.

This recipe is caribbean style, dinner, scaled for 12 servings, with 15 min prep.

Prep: 15 min · Total: 15 min · Serves: 12

Quick cooking notes

  • Core ingredients include green onions, garlic cloves, shallots, scotch bonnet peppers.
  • Follow all 5 steps in order for the intended texture and doneness.
  • Ingredient quantities listed below are for 12 servings.

Ingredients

  • 4 stalks green onions (chopped)
  • 4 cloves garlic cloves (minced)
  • 2 small shallots (chopped)
  • 1 small scotch bonnet peppers (finely chopped)
  • 0.5 cup orange juice
  • 0.25 cup cider vinegar
  • 0.25 cup red wine
  • 2 tbsp soy sauce
  • 2 tbsp molasses
  • 2 tbsp brown sugar
  • 2 tbsp vegetable oil
  • 1 tsp ground allspice
  • 0.5 tsp ground cinnamon
  • 0.5 tsp ground ginger
  • 0.25 tsp ground nutmeg
  • 0.5 tsp ground black pepper
  • 1 tsp salt

Instructions

  1. In a bowl, combine green onions, shallots, garlic, and Scotch bonnet pepper.
  2. Add all spices including ginger, allspice, cinnamon, nutmeg, black pepper, and salt.
  3. Pour in orange juice, vinegar, red wine, soy sauce, and oil.
  4. Add molasses and brown sugar, then mix thoroughly until well combined.
  5. Cover and let the sauce sit for at least 1 hour before using.

Nutrition (per serving)

  • Calories: 60
  • Carbohydrates: 7 g
  • Fiber: 1 g
  • Sodium: 420 mg

Nutrition values are estimates based on stored ingredient totals and serving size.

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