KC BBQ Sauce
General Kansas City (tomato based) style barbecue sauce
Ingredients
- 3 T Olive oil
- 1 Onion
- 4 cloves Garlic
- 2 T Chili powder I prefer Santa Cruz brand
- 1 T Ground black pepper
- 1 T Smoked Paprika
- 2 T Kosher Salt
- 1/2 t Red Pepper Flake
- 3 C Ketchup
- 1/2 C Dijon mustard
- 1/2 C Apple cider vinegar
- 1/3 C Worcestershire sauce
- 1/4 C Lemon juice
- 1/2 C Steak sauce Adds some "meaty-ness" to the sauce
- 3/4 C Molasses
- 3/4 C Honey
- 1 C Brown sugar Dark brown for more molasses flavor
- 1 t Chipotle hot sauce
- 1 T Tamarind Paste
Instructions
- Finely chop the onion and crush or mince the garlic cloves.
- Saute onions until transluscent
- Add garlic. Cook for 30 seconds
- Add dry spices and cook for 1 minute
- Combine separately all wet ingredients and sugar
- Add wet ingredients to spices and simmer for 15 minutes with lid off to thicken
- Cool and bottle
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