Hi All
I am in search of a good Chargrilled Rump steak recipe topped with a sweet & spicy glaze
We have a franchise here in SA called Spur and in my opinion they have the best steak – It’s topped with their BBQ Grill Basting sauce – it’s a blend of sweet with a spicy backgroud flavor and as you eat on you get the chili kick in it.
Yesterday, I tried this clone recipe of TGIF Friday Sauce Recipe – I’ve never tasted this place so I couldn’t really bench mark it against anything but I thought I’d give it a go.
Ingredients
Onions (Minced) – 2.5 TBSP
Pineapple (Chopped Fine) – 1 TBSP
Garlic (Minced) – 1.5 tsp
Dark Soy Sauce – ¼ tsp
Lemon Juice – 1 tsp
Brown Sugar – 3 TBSP
Cayenne Pepper – 1.5 tsp
Pineapple (Juice) – 150ml
Water – 125ml
Molasses – 1 TBSP
Ginger – 1/8tsp
Clove – 1 stick
Worcester Sauce – 1.5 tsp
Tabasco – 2 tsp
Peach Chutney – 2 tsp
Method
- Heat oil then add onion and garlic – cook for a little while till onion is soft
- Add Water and Pineapple Juice and bring to a boil
- Add Pineapple, Soy Sauce, Lemon Juice, Cayenne Pepper, Ginger, Clove, Woester and Tabasco and bring to a boil
- Lastly, add Brown Sugar, Mollasses & Peach Chutney then simmer for approx. 40 minutes till mixture thickens
All I can say is I was heavily disappointed – I dumped the entire sauce down the drain. Here’s the problems I experienced.
- I expected the Chopped Pineapple to dissolve in the sauce but it still stayed like fine pieces which could be tasted.
- The sauce taste itself was too fruity and then sour on the other end – possibly caused by either the lemon juice, soy sauce or peach chutney
- I used some of the sauce on a piece of steak and it glazed over nicely but the taste just didn’t blend well – it was like eating a fruit steak if there is even something like that.
I just found this recipe floating around on the internet and I’m sure this is not what the original tgif sauce taste like cause if it is, then I guess there won’t be so many praises about it.
I have to admit one bad habit on my side – when I look for recipes, I look for the ones with most amount of ingredients and this just complicates things so instead of walking before I can even crawl I think I should step back and go with a simple glaze which someone can recommend and then adjust to my liking.
I only chose TGIF because it receives much praise but I’m open to any suggestions.
I look forward to hearing from the community
Take care
Cinnam