Aunt Elsie's family hot dog BBQ sauce with ketchup, sweet relish, sauteed onion, and vinegar. Score the hot dogs so the sweet tangy sauce soaks in as they simmer plump and hot.
Slow cooker BBQ beef sandwiches with shredded chuck roast in a tangy tomato sauce, brown sugar, and mustard. Fork-tender and crowd-ready on buns.
Apricot chicken baked low and slow with a sweet-tangy glaze of apricot preserves, duck sauce, ketchup, and vinegar over matzo-crusted pieces. A crowd-feeding, Jewish-style classic.
Pork ribs roasted with lemon and onion slices, then basted every 15 minutes in a tangy ketchup-Worcestershire sauce until the meat turns mahogany. Dad's method delivers fork-tender ribs with layers of sweet, sour, and savory flavor.
Hot pepper salsa for canning, made with banana peppers, green peppers, garlic, brown sugar, and apple cider vinegar. Sweet-hot ketchup-based relish, makes 12 jars.
Make-ahead Italian antipasto with tuna, olives, artichoke hearts, mushrooms, and vegetables simmered in tomato sauce. Freezes for up to three months.
Mom's baked beans dump canned pork and beans together with ham chunks, ketchup, mustard, brown sugar, liquid smoke, and pearl onions, then bake until thick. Easy potluck side from a no-fuss family recipe.
A great way to give tofu some kick. Quite a traditional Chinese dish.
Barbecued beef buns simmered in a tangy homemade sauce with ketchup, vinegar, Worcestershire, and lemon. A great make-ahead recipe for feeding a crowd at cookouts and potlucks.
Honey barbecued salmon with a spicy honey-ketchup glaze featuring curry, jalapeno, and coarse mustard. Grilled fillets served on mache lettuce with a malt vinegar-cilantro dressing.
Stuffed flank steak rolled with a mushroom, herb, and bread crumb filling, browned in bacon fat, and braised in beef broth with a Dijon mustard gravy.
Cantonese tomato beef stir-fry with thinly sliced flank steak, fresh tomato wedges, garlic, and a sweet-tangy ketchup sauce. A 20-minute Chinese-American takeout classic.
Asian-inspired maple glazed pork ribs slow-baked tender then finished with a sticky soy-maple glaze. Sweet, savory, and spice-touched with curry, garlic, and sesame seeds.
Two-cheese meatloaf with Parmesan mixed into the meat and Monterey Jack melted over the top until bubbly. Green olives and tarragon give this loaf a bold, briny twist you won't find in a standard recipe.
Two cheese meatloaf with Parmesan baked inside and Monterey Jack melted over the top like frosting. Loaded with green olives, Worcestershire, tarragon, and crushed saltines.
Cajun-style barbecue sauce slow-simmered with Southern Comfort, steak sauce, hot sauce, and a heap of sauteed onions, celery, and bell pepper. Makes a big batch that keeps for weeks.