Base BBQ Sauce with variations

By á-47

Variations:
Sweet: Base + 1/4 cup honey + 2 tea. molasses
Spicy: Base + 1/2 tea. cayenne + 1 (10-14 oz) can chili sauce
Hot: Base + 1/2 tea. cayenne + 1/2 tea. habanero pepper sauce
+ 4 dried red chili peppers, crushed
Chipotle: Base + 3 chipotle peppers

Ingredients

• Base:
• 2 cups ketchup
• 1/2 cup brown sugar
• 1 bottle of your favorite beer
• 2 Tbsp. red wine vinegar
• 2 Tbsp. steak sauce
• 1 Tbsp. Dijon mustard
• 1 Tbsp. Worcestershire sauce
• 1/2 tea. liquid smoke
• 1/2 tea. lemon juice
• 1/2 tea. black pepper
• 1/2 tea. hot sauce (suggests Tabasco)

Preparation

Step 1

In a saucepan, whisk together all ingredients and bring to a boil while stirring regularly. Reduce to simmer for 30 minutes and continue to stir occasionally.

To make variations, combine the extra ingredients with base ingredients before bring to a boil.