barbecue sauce
noun
: a spicy sauce that is usually eaten with barbecued food
He makes a barbecue sauce that tastes great with chicken.
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Brush on more sauce and broil chicken: Remove the pan from the oven and brush the chicken with additional barbecue sauce.
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Kia Damon, Southern Living, 27 Jan. 2025
There have also been multiple food recalls, including a barbecue sauce that contains undeclared allergens, a spice powder that may be contaminated with lead and yogurt that was potentially contaminated with plastic.
—Raul A. Reyes, Newsweek, 22 Jan. 2025
But tariffs would probably weigh on retailers like Ms. Bettencourt, who carries 75,000 items in her store, ranging from lawn mowers, chain saws, paint and barbecue sauce, to tropical fish, live reptiles, cookware and baby Carhartt overalls.
—Ana Swanson, New York Times, 19 Jan. 2025
Remove the ribs from the marinade and place onto another baking tray, brush
with the barbecue sauce and place back into the oven.
—Mark Gauert, Sun Sentinel, 20 Jan. 2025
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Kia Damon, Southern Living, 27 Jan. 2025
There have also been multiple food recalls, including a barbecue sauce that contains undeclared allergens, a spice powder that may be contaminated with lead and yogurt that was potentially contaminated with plastic.
—Raul A. Reyes, Newsweek, 22 Jan. 2025
But tariffs would probably weigh on retailers like Ms. Bettencourt, who carries 75,000 items in her store, ranging from lawn mowers, chain saws, paint and barbecue sauce, to tropical fish, live reptiles, cookware and baby Carhartt overalls.
—Ana Swanson, New York Times, 19 Jan. 2025
Remove the ribs from the marinade and place onto another baking tray, brush
with the barbecue sauce and place back into the oven.
—Mark Gauert, Sun Sentinel, 20 Jan. 2025
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“Barbecue sauce.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/barbecue%20sauce. Accessed 22 Feb. 2025.
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