Medium Hot Sauce

By ClaudiaJan

Ingredients

• Lots of vegetables give a new twist to this barbecue sauce 1 medium onion, finely
• chopped (1/2 cup) 1 medium green pepper, finely chopped (1/2 cup) 1 stalk celery, finely chopped (1/2 cup) 3A cup fresh mushrooms, finely
• chopped
• 5 cloves garlic, minced 1 tablespoon olive or cooking oil 11/2 cups tomato juice 1/2 cup bottled hickory smoke-flavored barbecue sauce 11/2 cups bottled barbecue sauce

Preparation

Step 1

In a large saucepan cook the chopped onion, pepper, celery, mushrooms, and garlic in oil till tender but not brown. Add the tomato juice and bottled barbecue sauces. Bring to boiling; reduce heat. Simmer, covered, for 1 hour, stirring occasionally. Uncover; simmer 50 minutes more or to desired consistency, stirring sauce occasionally. Makes 3 cups sauce.