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NATIONAL AWARD WINNERPrep 5 minCook 15 min

Espresso Barbecue Sauce

Independent adaptation of a publicly published Aaron Franklin recipe. Not affiliated with, sponsored by, or endorsed by Aaron Franklin.

BBQ SAUCE · BURGERS & BRISKET

In the published recipe, this is the bbq sauce for meat burgers ribs.

Franklin's espresso barbecue sauce for burgers, brisket.

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ESPRESSO

Method
simmer
Yield
about 3 cups
Ingredients
8
Jar batch
0.35× recipe
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Ratio

Ratio by volume: KETCHUP 360 ml, W.WINE VINEGAR 120 ml, CIDER VINEGAR 120 ml, SOY SAUCE 60 ml, ESPRESSO 45 ml
KETCHUP 360 mlW.WINE VINEGAR 120 mlCIDER VINEGAR 120 mlSOY SAUCE 60 mlESPRESSO 45 ml

Ingredients

  • Ketchup1 1/2 cups (360 ml)
  • White Wine Vinegar1/2 cup white vinegar (120 ml)
  • Cider Vinegar1/2 cup (120 ml)
  • Soy Sauce1/4 cup dark soy (60 ml)
  • Garlic Powder1 Tbsp (9 g)
  • Onion Powder1 Tbsp (8 g)
  • Brown Sugar1/4 cup (50 g)
  • Espresso3 Tbsp freshly pulled (45 ml)

Method

  1. Pour to the lines in order (bottom → top): KETCHUP, W.WINE VINEGAR, CIDER VINEGAR, SOY SAUCE, ESPRESSO.
  2. Shake-to-line (dashed marks): add BROWN SUGAR. Spoon in, shake, and top up until the settled level reaches each dashed line.
  3. Season to finish: GARLIC POWDER (about 1 tsp), ONION POWDER (about 1 tsp).
  4. Cap the jar and shake until combined.
  5. Pour into a cold pan and bring to a gentle simmer. The jar stays off the stove. Cool leftovers briefly before they go back in the glass, then refrigerate promptly.

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Provenance

Central Texas BBQ pitmaster of Franklin Barbecue in Austin; James Beard Best Chef: Southwest. Brisket technique documented in Franklin Barbecue: A Meat-Smoking Manifesto.

Adapted from a Aaron Franklin recipe (Franklin Barbecue / Eater published).

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FAQ

Can this go in a shake jar?

Yes, with one pan. Its liquids pour to the printed fill-lines and shake cold; the mix then goes into a pan to simmer. The jar itself never touches heat.

What do the quantities mean?

This page lists the published recipe in household units (with metric in parentheses). A PantryFlex jar makes a 0.35× batch of it. The jar's printed lines, counts, and QR guide are already scaled to match, so follow the jar or this page, not a mix of both. Amounts in the jar’s ADD row are rounded to the nearest common spoon measure (T = tablespoon, t = teaspoon) so they can be read off the glass.

Where did this recipe come from?

Adapted from Franklin Barbecue / Eater published (published as “Espresso Barbecue Sauce”). Full citation lives in Provenance.

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