Casa di Graffagnino's Hot Lips BBQ Sauce

Name: Casa di Graffagnino's Hot Lips BBQ Sauce
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 1 h 15 min
Total time: 1 h 25 min
Yield: 16 oz
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 1 c ketchup (heinz); 1/4 c apple cider vinegar; 4 Tbsp beer (regular, light, non-alcohol) do not omit!; 3 Tbsp dark brown sugar; 3 Tbsp worcestershire sauce (lea & perrin's); 1 tsp liquid smoke; 1/2 tsp salt; 1/2 tsp granulated garlic or powder; 1/2 tsp granulated onion or powder; 1/2 tsp season salt (lawry's); 3/8 tsp mccormick's roasted garlic & bell pepper (ground); 3/8 tsp dried bell pepper, (ground); 1 1/4 tsp cayenne pepper

By Donna Graffagnino
@StillWild

It took me a while to develop just the right taste for this firey and tangy concoction. It's great on burgers, ribs, chicken, sausage, pulled pork, shredded beef, you name it. This is not a sweet sauce, it has bold flavors that leaves a lingering heat on your tongue and lips, as the name implies. The Option in the recipe allows you to reduce the heat while keeping the big bold flavor.

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Serves:

16 oz

Prep:

10 Min

Cook:

1 Hr 15 Min

Method:

Stove Top

Ingredients

1 c

ketchup (heinz)
1/4 c

apple cider vinegar
4 Tbsp

beer (regular, light, non-alcohol) do not omit!
3 Tbsp

dark brown sugar
3 Tbsp

worcestershire sauce (lea & perrin's)
1 tsp

liquid smoke
1/2 tsp

salt
1/2 tsp

granulated garlic or powder
1/2 tsp

granulated onion or powder
1/2 tsp

season salt (lawry's)
3/8 tsp

mccormick's roasted garlic & bell pepper (ground)
3/8 tsp

dried bell pepper, (ground)
1 1/4 tsp

cayenne pepper
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How to Make Casa di Graffagnino's Hot Lips BBQ Sauce

Step-by-Step

Using a spice grinder or blender, grind up the roasted garlic & bell pepper, then grind the dried bell pepper into fine granules. After the seasonings are ground then measure 3/8 teaspoons each.
Put all ingredients into a heavy saucepan and simmer, uncovered, on low for 1 hour stirring often to prevent sticking. Cook until it reaches desired consistency. The thicker it gets the more often you need to stir.
Store in refrigerator for 6 months or more, but it won't last that long!
*OPTION: Using the Hot Lips recipe make the following change for less heat.

BIG & BOLD - Change cayenne from 1 1/4 to 1/8 teaspoon