Theta Sauce (inspired by Johnnies Theta Sauce)

By drinkfairy

Ingredients

• 2 12 oz. cans of tomato sauce
• 1 1/2 tsp. liquid smoke
• 1 1/2 tsp. hot sauce (such as Tabasco, etc.)
• 1/2 cup of ketchup
• 1/3 cup brown sugar
• 1 Tablespoon Chili powder
• 1/2 tsp onion powder
• 1/2 tsp of garlic powder
• 1 tsp of salt

Details

Adapted from lovinthesimplelife.com

Preparation

Step 1

Serve sauce while warm
In a large saucepan (I used my Le Crueset stock pot) heat all of the ingredients. I stirred frequently with a whisk to ensure the ingredients mixed well. I also let it simmer as long as I could so it would thicken up some. My arm couldn't take it for more than an hour. I recommend not walking away because this stuff bubbles up like the La Brea tar pits. (Did they bubble? hmm) anyway it's thick and will splatter and make a mess if you walk away for long.
This does make a lot of sauce but you can freeze the left-overs so you'll have some for the next time.

One more suggestion: If you decided to add a little bit more of this or that just do it in small increments so you don't waste an entire batch. Also give it time for the flavors to completely blend before you decide if it's enough of a certain ingredient.