Basic Tomato Barbecue Sauce

This robust, slightly sweet red sauce is ideal for either barbecued pork ribs or beef brisket, both of which take on a nice glaze when basted with the sauce. In the Deep South, cooks might also use a sauce like this one for barbecued venison, lamb, or duck. Be warned that the sauce does tend to burn if used over coals that are too hot, so any meat being basted with the sauce should be cooked at least 6 inches from the coals. In a tightly sealed jar, the sauce keeps well about a month in the