Basting Sauce

One of the great things about grilling, whether in sub-zero temps or on a more moderate day, is that you get to try all sorts of wonderful basting sauces.  Here is one of mine:

3/4 cup olive oil
3/4 cup red wine (if you wouldn't drink it, don't use it)
1 T lime juice
1 clove garlic - mashed
1/3 cup finely chopped onion
1 tsp oregano
1/2 tsp thyme
1 T sugar
1 tsp salt
Black pepper

Mix all this together to use as a sauce as you grill. If your grill is really hot, be careful - the mixture of olive oil and red wine is delicious, but volatile. If you join me in grilling in arctic conditions, it helps to have a small side burner to keep the sauce warm. Otherwise you could actually stop the cooking process by slathering frigid sauce on cooking meat.

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