Monkey Gland Sauce

Name: Monkey Gland Sauce
Yield: Makes 1¼ Cups
Cuisine: South Africa
Ingredients: 1 small or ½ medium onion, diced (about ½ cup); 1 tablespoon unsalted butter; 1 teaspoon piri-piri sauce (see here) or hot paprika, or to taste; ½ cup tomato sauce; 1 clove garlic, minced; 1 teaspoon piri-piri sauce (see here) or hot paprika, or to taste; 1 tablespoon commercial steak sauce, preferably A.1. or Best of Barbecue Steak Sauce; 1 tablespoon commercial steak sauce, preferably A.1. or Best of Barbecue Steak Sauce; 3 tablespoons Worcestershire sauce; 2 tablespoons Dijon mustard; 1 bottle (330 milliliters; about 12 ounces) lager-style beer, preferably a South African brand, such as Castle Lager; 1 bottle (330 milliliters; about 12 ounces) lager-style beer, preferably a South African brand, such as Castle Lager; ½ cup firmly packed dark brown sugar; 1 bottle (330 milliliters; about 12 ounces) lager-style beer, preferably a South African brand, such as Castle Lager; Coarse salt (kosher or sea) and freshly ground black pepper; Coarse salt (kosher or sea) and freshly ground black pepper; 1 cup beef or veal stock, preferably homemade; 1 cup beef or veal stock, preferably homemade; Coarse salt (kosher or sea) and freshly ground black pepper; Coarse salt (kosher or sea) and freshly ground black pepper

Preparation info

Makes
1¼ Cups

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

Planet Barbecue

By Steven Raichlen

Published 2010

About

Do not be afraid. There are no monkey parts (glands or otherwise) in this piquant, fruity, sweet-salty condiment—a sort of liquid fruit chutney. Invented at a luxury hotel in Cape Town in the 1950s, so the story goes, and named to achieve the maximum shock value, Monkey Gland Sauce is a staple at South African braais (barbecues).

Ingredients

1 tablespoon unsalted butter
1 small or ½ medium onion, diced (about ½ cup)
1

Africa
South Africa
Sauce
Gluten-free
Spicy

Method

Melt the butter in a medium-size nonreactive saucepan over medium heat. Add the onion and cook until translucent but not brown, about 3 minutes, stirring with a wooden spoon. Stir in the garlic and cook for 30 seconds. Stir in the piri-piri sauce, tomato sauce, Worcestershire sauce, mustard, steak sauce, and brown sugar. Let the mixture simmer gently over medium h