casa di graffagnino's sweet & sassy bbq sauce

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

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Donna Graffagnino

Bayou Country, LA

Updated on Feb 4, 2014

It took me a while to develop just the right taste for this sweet and tangy concoction. It's great on burgers, ribs, chicken, sausage, pulled pork, shredded beef, you name it. This is not a tangy sauce, it is sweet, as the name implies, with a mild to medium heat level. For even more heat see the Option in the recipe to give you the Sweet & Heat to suit your taste.

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Sweet & Sassy is a sweet and slightly tangy BBQ sauce with a delicious bold flavor.

prep time 15 Min

cook time 1 Hr 15 Min

method Stove Top

yield 16 oz

Ingredients

1 cup ketchup (heinz)
3/4 cup white sugar
1/4 cup apple cider vinegar
4 tablespoons beer (regular, light, or non-alcohol) do not omit!
3 tablespoons dark brown sugar
3 tablespoons worcestershire sauce (lea & perrin's)
1 teaspoon liquid smoke
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon granulated garlic or powder
1/2 teaspoon granulated onion or powder
1/2 teaspoon season salt (lawry's)
3/8 teaspoon mccormick's roasted garlic & bell pepper (ground)
3/8 teaspoon dried bell pepper (ground)
1/8 teaspoon cayenne pepper

How To Make casa di graffagnino's sweet & sassy bbq sauce

Step 1

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.

Step 2

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!
Step 3

*OPTIONS: Using the Sweet & Sassy recipe make the following changes for hotter sauce: SWEET HEAT - Change cayenne from 1/8 to 1 1/4 teaspoon
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