Basic Barbecue Sauce

Name: Basic Barbecue Sauce
Yield: Makes 2½ to 3 Cups
Cuisine: United States
Ingredients: 2 tablespoons meat drippings; 2 tablespoons molasses; 3 tablespoons dark brown sugar, or more to taste; 1 teaspoon dry mustard; 2 tablespoons prepared mustard of your choice; 2 tablespoons pineapple juice (optional); ½ teaspoon liquid smoke, or; 1 teaspoon of your favorite hot sauce, or more to taste; ½ teaspoon freshly ground black pepper Salt; ½ cup ketchup; ¼ green bell pepper, cored, seeded, and minced; ½ cup tomato sauce; 2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice; 3 tablespoons cider vinegar, or more to taste; 3 tablespoons Worcestershire sauce; 1 clove garlic, minced; 3 tablespoons vegetable oil; 1 medium-size onion, minced

U.S.A.

Preparation info

Makes
2½ to 3 Cups

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

The Barbecue Bible

By Steven Raichlen

Published 1998

About

A good barbecue sauce is a study in contrasts: sweet versus sour, fruity versus smoky, spicy versus mellow. Here’s a great all-purpose sauce that’s loaded with flavor but not too sweet. It goes well with all manner of poultry, pork, or beef. The minced vegetables give you a coarse-textured sauce, which I happen to like. If you prefer a smooth sauce, puree it in a blender.

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Americas
United States
Sauce
Spicy

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