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Shotgun Red’s Secret BBQ Sauce

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2 cups Hunts ketchup
1 can mild Rotel’s (drained and blended)
3 anchovies (blended with the Rotel’s)
1/2 cup molasses
1/2 cup brown sugar
1/4 cup orange juice
1/4 cup honey
1/4 cup apple cider vinegar
1/4 cup apple juice
1 tsp. dry mustard
1 tsp. garlic powder and 1 tsp. onion powder
2 or 3 tsp. black pepper
1/4 cup grape jelly
1/8 tsp. cayenne pepper (optional)
1 tsp. worchestire sauce
1/4 tsp. liquid smoke
(optional) 1/2 cup (finely diced onions)

Simmer for 1 to 2 hours stirring frequently
Chill in the refrigerator for 3 days.

A Winter Park Treasure Closes

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Bubbalou’s Bodacious Bar-B-Que has closed its Winter Park location.

The popular barbecue restaurant has been in operation at 1471 Lee Road since 1986, but owners took to Facebook to explain that business had dropped significantly during the pandemic and that they were forced to operate the restaurant with just four employees at reduced hours.

Their Winter Park staff have all been relocated to Apopka and they will continue to operate their other locations in Altamonte Springs and Kirman Road as well.

Despite the quote below, the restaurant’s last day of business was Saturday, September 11.

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Mike’s BBQ Pork Rub

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4 TB paprika
3 TB dark brown sugar
2 TB chili powder
2 Tb garlic powder
2 TB kosher salt
3 tsp onion powder
3 tsp black pepper
1 tsp thyme
1 tsp cayenne pepper
1 tsp cumin

If I were only smoking pork for myself I would add some additional flavor to satisfied my palate. CAUTION – cayenne pepper goes a long way, don’t use too much. When having guests over, I would scale back or eliminate these spices…  

1 tsp cayenne pepper
1 tsp dark chili powder  

When mixing my dry rub for pulled pork, I use the cayenne pepper due to the size of the meat. 7-9 pounds with a picnic shoulder (fat trimmed) and 4-5 pounds with a boston butt. When using a smoker box, I add onion, celery, thyme sprigs, rosemary sprigs and lemon slices to the water as well as 1 cup of apple juice. In addition, I always spray pork with 1/2 apple juice and half water every hour. When smoking beef I use 1/2 apple juice and 1/2 apple cider vinegar.