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Homemade BBQ Sauce

Homemade Barbecue Sauce

Ingredients

  • 1 1/2 cups ketchup
  • 1 cup apple cider vinegar
  • 1 cup packed light brown sugar
  • 1/4 cup soy sauce
  • 1/4 cup Worcestershire sauce
  • 2 Tbsp. molasses I add this in, it's not in the original recipe
  • 2 Tbsp. brown mustard we like Gulden's
  • 2-4 Tbsp. chili powder start w/ a little and work up
  • 1-2 Tbsp. freshly grated ginger can use 1 tsp. ground ginger
  • 2 garlic cloves grated or minced
  • 3 lemon slices seeds removed (these are optional, but really good)
  • Salt and pepper to taste
  • 1/2 tsp. or so liquid smoke or to taste
  • optional--Tabasco or cayenne to make it extra spicy

Instructions

  1. Mix all the ingredients together in a non-reactive saucepan and simmer on medium low for about 5 minutes.
  2. Taste and adjust seasonings.

Recipe Notes

This sauce is easy to change up. Try substituting peach, apricot, cherry or blackberry jam for some of the sugar. Use red wine vinegar in place of the apple cider vinegar. Add different kinds of chili powder--chipotle, ancho, etc. Add a bit of cumin, cinnamon, cloves, or other spices. Add pineapple and more soy sauce and use with pork for an island flavor.