Super sizing a recipe??

[3montes]

I have been using SoFlaQuers pulled pork finishing sauce for a number of years. It's one of those "keeper recipes" I have mined off the innernet.

Now say I wanted to make a gallon batch of this or a five gallon batch for that matter.

Can I simply just increase the amount of all the ingredients exponetionally (sp?) and expect the same results from the original recipe or do you at some point ruin the recipe?

Here is the basic recipe.

1 Cup Cider Vinegar
2 Tablespoons Brown Sugar
1 Teaspoon Tony Chachere's Cajun Seasoning
1 Teaspoon Course Black Pepper
1 Teaspoon Red Pepper Flakes
 

 

[diggingdogfarm]

Yes.



~Martin

 

[jarjarchef]

Yes you should have the same basic results. If any cooking/reduction is involved the time will increase. You may need to tweak the flavor a bit. But for the most part they are the same. That is how I handle it when I need to increase a 5 gallon batch to a 60 gallon batch at work.

Let me know if I can help if you get stuck. This is what I deal with every day....

 

[mike johnson]

Should be fine.

 

[chef jimmyj]

The only issue you may run into is as the Volume measurements increase the overall Weight increase is not linear. For instance if you measure out 48 tsp (1C) of Tony's Seasoning and weigh it and then measure a 1 Cup and measure the same, with many Spices and blends, the Weight of the spice in the Cup will be greater. Ground Clove and Cayenne is a classic example of this difference. If you added these to your sauce the Clove or Cayenne would be way over powering. When I multiply recipes from say 1Cup to a few Gallons. I add 2/3 of the measured Spices and see where I am at then tweak to get the right balance...JJ

 

[diggingdogfarm]

Scaling does require good technique.

The best course of action is to carefully convert the initial recipe to weight measurement to avoid any potential problems, it's much easier to scale a recipe that way anyway.

If you stick with the volume measurements, very gently spoon the ingredients into the larger measuring utensil to avoid packing, rather than using to measuring utensil as a scoop, that'll help keep things in proper proportion.

~Martin

 

[scarbelly]

The only issue you may run into is as the Volume measurements increase the overall Weight increase is not linear. For instance if you measure out 48 tsp (1C) of Tony's Seasoning and weigh it and then measure a 1 Cup and measure the same, with many Spices and blends, the Weight of the spice in the Cup will be greater. Ground Clove and Cayenne is a classic example of this difference. If you added these to your sauce the Clove or Cayenne would be way over powering. When I multiply recipes from say 1Cup to a few Gallons. I add 2/3 of the measured Spices and see where I am at then tweak to get the right balance...JJ

X2 - you are going to have to do some tweaking