Cookbook:Barbecue Sauce (Kansas City-style)

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Barbecue Sauce is a tomato or ketchup based sauce used on meats. Kansas City-style barbecue sauce is the most common version used in the United States. It is tomato- or ketchup- based with sweet, sour and smoky elements. Barbecue sauce can be added to the meat before, during or after cooking. This version contains quite a bit of sugar, so it should be added near the end or after cooking the meat to avoid burning the sauce.

Ingredients

 * 1 cup (235 mL) ketchup
 * 6 tablespoons (90 mL) Worcestershire sauce
 * 4 tablespoons (60 mL) butter or margarine
 * 3 tablespoons (45 mL) white vinegar
 * 1 tablespoon (15 mL) plain prepared mustard
 * 3 tablespoons (45 mL) finely minced yellow onion
 * 4 teaspoons (20 mL) bottled liquid smoke flavor (hickory)
 * ¼ teaspoon (1 mL) Louisiana-style red pepper sauce
 * ½ cup (120 mL) brown sugar
 * 1 tablespoon (15 mL) granulated sugar
 * 1 teaspoon (5 mL) salt

Procedure

 * 1) Combine all ingredients in a saucepan.
 * 2) Mix well.
 * 3) Simmer over low heat for 20 minutes, stirring occasionally.

Notes, tips, and variations

 * This sauce tastes very close to commercial barbecue sauces such as Masterpiece and Bullseye.

Warnings

 * Keep refrigerated
 * Add to meat near end or after cooking to avoid burning sauce because of sugar content.