For the diabetics out there...
http://www.chefhymiegrande.com/
I haven't tried it myself, but it looks like it is available in stores in NY state, and one in Louisville, KY.
I'd be interested to hear if anyone has used it. I bring 'leftovers' in to the office quite a bit, and we have a diabetic coworker that has to be real careful about hidden sugar content in sauces/rubs.
Cheers,
STC.
I have never seen them before but would love to try the chipotle and habenero varieties. The sweet one would not be one I would care for. I just do not care for sweet sauces. I'll have to look for them.
I have some friends with diabetes they tell me they usually substitute sugar for Agave and something else I can't remember but I will have to let them know about these sauces. Thanks for the info Squirt.
I've seen Agave at the store a few times now... It doesn't say how much to use for replacing sugar in a recipe.. Anyone tried this?
Quote from: squirtthecat on September 30, 2009, 08:33:58 AM
I've seen Agave at the store a few times now... It doesn't say how much to use for replacing sugar in a recipe.. Anyone tried this?
Not here, never seen it or heard of it before. ???
The local WallyWorld started carrying it...
This is what it looks like:
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000FMZMN8
Just tried Agave this weekend while in Central Market. Vaguely halfway between a maple syrup and a corn syrup taste!
As a diabetic, I really hate marketing like that. It really pisses me off! People could get into trouble! The products may not contain sugar or high fructose corn syrup - but they do contain molasses, tomato paste, agave nectar, beer, Worcestershire sauce, and other "hidden" carbs - all contain sugars of one kind or another or carbs for other reasons. This guys site says a 2 tsp serving has 8 carbs. Two tsp of sugar also contain 8 carbs (depending on which table you look in). - Compare that to Hunts BBQ sauce original - 13g carbs, Smuckers strawberry preserves - 8g carbs, Vanilla Ice cream - 4g carbs. It might me more "healthy" since no simple sugars and high fructose corn syrup - but hardly "low carb". His site never states that they are low carb!
Might be good tasting sauces though - just misleading information!
Agave is about twice as sweet as sugar, but only has 11 carbs per tablespoon, and theoretically you will use half as much. So a 1/2 tablespoon equals 1 tablespoon of sugar. Some rate the degree of sweetness higher.
So if you are making your own sauces take that into account. For baking, it is a little more complicated because you have to take into account the extra liquid. There are two types of Agave, amber and what I call blue (it's not blue, but it comes form the blue agave plant). The blue has a mild after taste.
Quote from: Habanero Smoker on September 30, 2009, 02:46:00 PM
but it comes form the blue agave plant.
Not putting any ideas in anybody's head but
Blue agave nectar + Ferment + distill = Tequila?????
Quote from: Caneyscud on September 30, 2009, 03:35:08 PM
Quote from: Habanero Smoker on September 30, 2009, 02:46:00 PM
but it comes form the blue agave plant.
Not putting any ideas in anybody's head but
Blue agave nectar + Ferment + distill = Tequila?????
Pretty much...
We were down in Mazatlan, MX last Easter, and we took a couple road trips to neighboring towns. We drove by field after field after field of this stuff.. And it had the blue tint to it.
That's all I could think about.
1 Tequila, 2 Tequila, 3 Tequila, FLOOR!
Squirt I put about half the amount of agave as a recipe calls for sugar... I have a diabetic friend that turned me on to this... I dunno just saying .
Hope that helps
Quote from: dbrown1 on September 30, 2009, 06:44:29 PM
Squirt I put about half the amount of agave as a recipe calls for sugar... I have a diabetic friend that turned me on to this... I dunno just saying .
Hope that helps
That is also the ratio I use.
Thanks guys... I've got that big charity smoke coming up, and I'm going to throw in a big jar of BBQ sauce... Probably from the Montgomery Inn post that someone had a couple weeks ago. (can't remember who now)