PERFECT HOMEMADE BARBECUE SAUCE

By Beefman-2

Ingredients

• 1 cup homemade ketchup, if you don't have homemade, use Heinz
• 1 cup tomato sauce
• 2/3 cup brown sugar, packed
• 2/3 cup red wine vinegar
• 1/4 cup molasses, unsulfered is best
• 2 tsp Liquid Smoke hickory flavor
• 1 TBS butter
• 1/2 tsp paprika
• 1/2 tsp kosher salt
• 1/2 tsp freshly ground black pepper
• 1/4 tsp garlic powder
• 1/4 tsp onion powder
• 1/4 tsp cayenne pepper, or to taste
• 1/4 tsp chili powder
• 1/4 tsp cinnamon powder

Preparation

Step 1

In a saucepan, whisk the ketchup, tomato sauce, brown sugar, wine vinegar, molasses, liquid smoke and butter over medium-high heat. Then add the remaining ingredients and and simmer over low heat for 45 minutes. Makes approximately 3 cups.

For those that asked about canning this sauce: Omit the butter and ladle into clean canning jars while still hot. Process as pints or half pints for 20 minutes in a boiling water bath.