Ingredients:

  Amount  Measure       Ingredient -- Preparation Method
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   1      small         onion -- chopped
   1      tablespoon    brown sugar
     1/4  cup           cider vinegar
   2      tablespoons   catsup
   2      tablespoons   dry mustard
   1      teaspoon      Worcestershire sauce
     1/4  teaspoon      ground cloves
   1      teaspoon      chili powder
     1/4  teaspoon      cayenne pepper

Preparation:

1 1/2 pounds firm whitefish fillets such as red snapper or halibut Combine all sauce ingredients in a pot, place over medium heat and boil until reduced to a thin syrup. Pour the syrup through a strainer, discard the onion in the strainer and chill the syrup. Place fish steaks or fillets in a baking dish and spoon some syrup over them. Marinate in the refrigerator for 1 hour. Cook the fish on a hot grill, basting with a teaspoon of barbecue syrup on each side.