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mom's best barbeque sauce

(1 rating)
Recipe by
Debby Nelson
Newport News, VA

This sauce is really good on ribs or chicken. I don't like liquid smoke myself so I never add it to the sauce. It keeps really well in the fridge for a long time. Similar to Kansas City BBQ sauce - spicy and a bit sweet. You can adjust the heat to your taste by increasing or decreasing the amount of cayenne pepper.

(1 rating)
prep time 10 Min
cook time 20 Min

Ingredients For mom's best barbeque sauce

  • 1/4 c
    cider vinegar
  • 1/2 c
    water
  • 2 Tbsp
    sugar
  • 1 Tbsp
    prepared mustard
  • 1/2 tsp
    ground black pepper
  • 1/4 tsp
    cayenne pepper
  • 2 Tbsp
    lemon juice
  • 1
    peeled and thinly sliced medium onion (i sometimes use 1 tbsp. dried, minced onion instead)
  • 1/4 c
    butter
  • 1/2 c
    tomato catsup
  • 2 Tbsp
    worcestershire sauce
  • 1/2 tsp
    liquid smoke flavoring (optional)

How To Make mom's best barbeque sauce

  • 1
    Mix first 10 ingredients in a saucepan.
  • 2
    Bring to a boil, then reduce heat and simmer, uncovered, for 20 minutes.
  • 3
    Add remaining ingredients and heat to boiling.
  • 4
    Can be cooled and kept in the refrigerator up to 2 weeks until ready to use.

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