Barbecue Sauce

Submitted by: admin on April 2, 2020

Makes About 1 Cup

Ingredients

4 tablespoons unsalted butter
1 small onion, chopped fine
2 garlic cloves, minced
2 tablespoons lemon juice
1 tablespoon pepper
1 teaspoon paprika
1 teaspoon dry mustard
1⁄2 teaspoon hot sauce
1⁄2 teaspoon salt
1 (15-ounce) can tomato sauce
1⁄4 cup cider vinegar

Instructions

Heat butter in medium saucepan over medium heat. Add onion and cook, stirring occasionally, until softened, 5 to 7 minutes. Stir in garlic and cook until fragrant, about 30 seconds. Stir in lemon juice, pepper, paprika, mustard, hot sauce, and salt, bring to simmer, and cook for 5 minutes. Add tomato sauce and vinegar and continue to simmer until thickened, about 15 minutes longer.

KENTUCKY SMOKED BARBECUE SAUCE
Increase lemon juice to 1⁄4 cup (2 lemons) and paprika to 2 teaspoons. Add 1⁄2 teaspoon liquid smoke and 2 tablespoons packed brown sugar with lemon juice.

LOUISIANA SWEET BARBECUE SAUCE
Increase vinegar to 6 tablespoons. Add 1⁄4 cup molasses, 2 tablespoons sweet sherry, and 1 tablespoon packed brown sugar with tomato sauce.

SPICY RIO GRANDE BARBECUE SAUCE
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Increase garlic to 4 cloves, lemon juice to 1⁄4 cup (2 lemons), and hot sauce to 1 teaspoon. Add one 7-ounce can diced mild green chiles with lemon juice.

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