Born during a family cookout on Memorial Day, the original BBQ sauce was made with premade BBQ sauce due to time constraints. It has, however, evolved into a made from scratch item that has everything you look for in a BBQ sauce, including that little TANG that hits the back of your tongue. Most recently, I've also added in either apricot or peach preserves to add a real nice mellow sweetness that is followed up by that there TANG.
Bill-B-Q Sauce (cuz anyone can make BBQ sauce)
Ingredients:
2 cans tomato sauce
1 med. bottle of ketchup
1/2 cup cider vinegar
1 small bottle of unsulphured molasses
1 tsp of cinnamon
black pepper
creole seasoning
honey
worchestershire sauce
hot sauce
Jack Daniels whiskey
liquid smoke
Directions:
Mix ingredients. Cook over medium heat for 30 mins or until sauce thickens, stirring occasionally. Taste and add seasonings to taste. Add in more honey, Jack, hot sauce and worchestershire sauce to taste. Bring to a simmer. Bottle to cool or pour into a bowl to brush onto whatever you have on the grill. Add it during the last 10-15 mins of cooking. Set some out for dipping as well.
