Barbecue Sauce Recipe
(from ksox’s recipe box)
Prep time: 10 minutes
Cook time: 0 minutes
Serves 10 people
Categories: smoker
Ingredients
- Ingredients
- 2 Cups Ketchup
- 1/4 Cup Molasses (If you are using a really strong flavored molasses like Brer Rabbit® reduce amount to
- 1/8 Cup equivalent to 2 TBS)
- 3 tsp Worcestershire Sauce
- Juice from 1/2 Fresh Lemon (Approx. 2 TBS)
- 1/2 tsp Tabasco® Brand Hot Sauce
- 3/8 Cups Dark Brown Sugar
- 1/2 tsp Cayenne (Red Pepper)
- 2 Cloves Minced Fresh Garlic
- 1 TBS Coarse (Salad Grind) Black Pepper
- Note: for a milder sauce, cut the Black Pepper to 1/2 TBS instead of a full TBS. This sauce will get more intense
- in flavor as it sits in the fridge for a day or two.
Directions
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In a small sauce pan add the ketchup and the molasses then using the same measuring cup add the
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Worcestershire sauce, lemon juice, and Tabasco mixing it all around to make sure all ingredients end up in the sauce
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pan and are not left in the bottom of the cup.
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Add the dark brown sugar and the cayenne to taste. Note: the cayenne will strengthen in flavor as the sauce cools so
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it is wise to add a little less than you think is enough. The above amounts are suited to my personal taste but I have a
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very southern tongue and may be too spicy for some.
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The dark brown sugar can be modified slightly as well if you tend to like a sweeter or less sweet sauce.
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I recommend making your first batch exactly to the recipe and then modifying sweetness and heat on later batches
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according to the varying tastes of you and your family.
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The 2 cloves of fresh garlic should be minced into very small pieces but not so small that it becomes juice…. you
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should be able to see the tiny pieces floating in the sauce when complete. It serves to add good flavor and excellent
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texture.
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Add the coarse black pepper per the recipe and allow to simmer for 15 minutes to combine the flavors.
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Makes about a pint and a half of sauce that is excellent on Beef, Pork and Poultry
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Serve warm and expect to be worshipped by all!