10 sauces to kick-start your BBQ

Get sauced this summer with this excellent selection of sauces, dips and marinades that will enhance your next outdoor bbq and turn family dinner into a finger-lickin' event!

This is so much better than commercial barbecue sauce, and it's very easy to make. Kids will love it on everything from steaks and burgers to chicken and mac and cheese.

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And for a perfect pairing try this bbq sauce with our Pulled Pork Sandwiches! Keep the moisture and enhance the flavour with this super easy meal.

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This rub recipe was sent by Todd (BigBaldBBQ) who spent a long time creating and adjusting this rub to get it just right. He said that for the longest time the recipe seemed to be missing something, until one day he tried adding lemon pepper. For the first time, it was perfect.

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And for a perfect pairing, try massaging this rub onto our Flat Out Easy Flat-Iron Steak to really make this recipe pop!

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You probably already know that your kids love sweet and sour sauce on everything. This recipe stays true to the sauce they love but works great on the grill to bring a new twist to an old favourite.

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And for a perfect pairing try this sauce as a dipper for our Chicken Souvlaki to let your kids enjoy a finger-food meal they'll love.

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Both the hoisin sauce and five-spice powder can be found in Chinese grocery stores and in some large supermarkets. There's no real substitute for either, so if you can't find them, make another marinade instead. Great with pork or chicken — or use it to turn an ordinary hamburger into something extraordinary.

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And for a perfect pairing try this unique marinade with our Perfect Burger recipe to sneak some new flavours into your kid's favourite meal.

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Insanely good with steak, but also dynamite with chicken, pork or salmon.

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And for a perfect pairing try these exotic flavours on our Hanger Steak.

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It's sweet. It's red. It's already got ketchup in it. Is this perfect or what? Use to marinate beef, pork or chicken, or to baste hamburgers while cooking.

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And for the perfect pairing try this with our Halfway-Decent Hot Dog Kebabs for the most kid-friendly dinner imaginable.

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Want to feel — and look — like a top chef? Serve a homemade sauce. It's literally as easy as 1, 2, 3.

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And for a perfect pairing try this recipe with our Pan Seared Steak for a quick but delicious dinner.

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Deliciously mild curry-ish marinade. It’s a great way to introduce your kids to Indian spices without scaring them off.

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And for a perfect pairing try this blend of spices on our Chicken Meatballs. Bring em' to a pot-luck or bbq and they're sure to be a hit.

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This is an excellent, family-friendly, all-purpose marinade. It contains no weird or icky spices to gross out your kids, and can be used with practically anything you might want to cook: chicken, beef, lamb, pork, fish or vegetables.

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And for a perfect pairing try this on our Grilled Fish and Chips. We bet that you never thought you'd see a nutrition-conscious version of fish and chips but these are sure to become a summer favourite.

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Serve with sauteed onions and peppers and all the usual fajita toppings, folded into warm tortillas. Dynamite on beef flank steak or skinless, boneless chicken breasts.

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And for a perfect pairing sprinkle some of this marinade onto our Steak Fajita's to create a dinner that the whole family can enjoy year round.

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