Homemade BBQ Sauce
▶ Start cookingA rich, smoky homemade BBQ sauce made with ketchup, molasses, brown sugar, red wine vinegar, and hickory liquid smoke, seasoned with a blend of spices. Simmered to your desired thickness and perfect for brushing on meats.
- Cook
- 20 min
- Serves
- 48
Ingredients
- 2 cupsketchup
- 2 cupstomato sauce
- 1 1/4 cupsbrown sugar
- 1 1/4 cupsred wine vinegar
- 1/2 cupunsulfured molasses
- 2 tablespoonsbutter
- 4 teaspoonshickory-flavored liquid smoke
- 1 teaspoonsalt
- 1 teaspooncoarsely ground black pepper
- 1 teaspoonpaprika
- 1/2 teaspoongarlic powder
- 1/2 teaspoononion powder
- 1/2 teaspooncelery seed
- 1/2 teaspooncayenne pepper
- 1/4 teaspoonchili powder
- 1/4 teaspoonground cinnamon
Method
- 1
Gather the ingredients.
- 2
Mix together ketchup, tomato sauce, brown sugar, wine vinegar, molasses, butter, and liquid smoke in a large saucepan over medium heat.
- 3
Season with salt, black pepper, paprika, garlic powder, onion powder, celery seed, cayenne, chili powder, and cinnamon.
- 4
Reduce heat to low and simmer for up to 20 minutes. For a thicker sauce, simmer longer, and for thinner, less time is needed. Sauce can also be thinned using a bit of water if necessary.
- 5
Brush the sauce onto any meat during the last 10 minutes of cooking.