Spicy Barbecue Sauce

In the past several years barbecue sauces have gone from down home y’all, to haute (and hot) cuisine. Barbecue food, especially ribs, has become extremely fashionable, with great debates on which type of wood to use. Rub the meat with a mixture of spices (a dry rub) while you barbecue, then brush the sauce on at the very end. Parboil the ribs beforehand or slowly smoke them. Regional differences abound, with North Carolina eschewing sweet, spicy sauces and dousing its barbecue (pork, of cou