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Chef Shows How to Make Barbecue Sauce from Old Coffee Grounds

A new recipe shows people how to use old coffee grounds.

The recipe turns spent coffee grounds into a tasty barbecue sauce.

Spent coffee grounds are the coffee left after you make espresso.

Many people throw them away, but now they can cook with them.

The recipe comes from a new cooking book.

The book is about cooking for pleasure and for the planet.

The chef says coffee grounds add deep flavour to the sauce.

The barbecue sauce is smoky, sweet, and very rich in taste.

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To make the sauce, you need olive oil, onions, and garlic.

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You also need spices, molasses, miso, vinegar, and tomatoes.

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First, you cook the onions and garlic slowly for fifteen minutes.

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Then you add the coffee grounds and spices to the pan.

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People can use this barbecue sauce in many ways.

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It is good with chicken, ribs, or grilled vegetables.

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It also works well with pulled mushrooms and corn cakes.

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This recipe is good for the planet because it reduces food waste.

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