Sylvia's Harlem Barbecue Sauce
Source of Recipe
Family Circle
List of Ingredients
2 lemons
1 cup chopped sweet green pepper
1/2 cup chopped onion
1/2 cup chopped celery
2 cups tomato puree
2 cups tomato puree
11/2 cups sugar
1 cup hot sauce
1/2 teaspoon red-pepper flakes
Recipe
1. Squeeze juice from lemons into blender or food processor. Slice lemon rinds; set aside. Add green pepper, onion and celery to blender. Whirl to puree.
2. Transfer mixture to 3-quart saucepan. Stir in tomato puree, sugar, hot sauce, red-pepper flakes and reserved lemon rinds. Simmer, covered, 20 minutes. Discard rinds. Sauce may be refrigerated for up to several weeks.
Sylvias Oven-Barbecued Ribs: Combine 1 tablespoon each salt, black pepper and red-pepper flakes. Rub over 6 pounds pork spareribs in large glass baking dish. Pour 2 cups white distilled vinegar over ribs. Refrigerate, covered, at least 4 hours or overnight. Remove ribs from marinade and place in shallow roasting pan. Roast in 350° oven for 11/2 hours. Increase oven temperature to 400°. Roast 30 minutes. During last 15 minutes of cooking, baste with 2 cups of the barbecue sauce. Makes 12 servings (1 quart).
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