Big Al's K C Bar-B-Q Sauce
"This Kansas City-style sauce is sweet and smoky with a little bite."
photo by Alan A.
- Ready In:
- 35mins
- Ingredients:
- 15
- Serves:
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48
ingredients
- 2 cups ketchup
- 2 cups tomato sauce
- 1 1⁄4 cups brown sugar
- 1 1⁄4 cups red wine vinegar
- 1⁄2 cup unsulphured molasses
- 4 teaspoons hickory-flavored liquid smoke
- 2 tablespoons butter
- 1⁄2 teaspoon garlic powder
- 1⁄2 teaspoon onion powder
- 1⁄4 teaspoon chili powder
- 1 teaspoon paprika
- 1⁄4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1⁄2 teaspoon cayenne pepper
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon fresh coarse ground black pepper
directions
- In a large saucepan over medium heat, mix together the ketchup, tomato sauce, brown sugar, wine vinegar, molasses, liquid smoke and butter.
- Season with garlic powder, onion powder, chili powder, paprika, celery seed, cinnamon, cayenne, salt and pepper.
- Reduce heat to low, and simmer for up to 20 minutes.
- For thicker sauce, simmer longer, and for thinner, less time is needed.
- Sauce can also be thinned using a bit of water if necessary.
- Brush sauce onto any kind of meat during the last 10 minutes of cooking.
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Reviews
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Fantastic!! I saw all of your outstanding reviews on All recipes.com but I couldn't print the recipe anymore. I was so grateful that I found this site. Your sauce is amazing and I'm so glad you shared it with us. Highly recommend the sauce. Thank you.
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Used this to cook up 4 lbs of chicken wings in the slow cooker. Did leave out the butter as the wings render up plenty of fat. What a great sassy recipe! Substituted a pint of habanero salsa we canned last summer as I am short on tomato sauce & it added a nice smokiness & a little more heat. Finished the wings in 425 degree F oven just to crisp them a bit. Served with Roquefort dressing, celery sticks & extra Bar-B-Q sauce on the side. Awesome game gnoshes! Thanks for the keeper Bar-B-Q sauce recipe! -
For my first batch, just to try it out, I made the mistake of cutting the recipe in half. I made another full batch within days. Everone who's tried this sauce has complimented on the flavor. Great on everything! I do a lot of slow Bar-B-Q and will be using this one a lot from now on! The cayenne pepper really delivers a good bite!
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Most of my pre-married life was spent in Northern California in the San Francisco Bay Area with all the wonderful produce, sea food and wines that the region offers. Five of my teenage years were spent in West Africa with my family (medical missionaries). On our way back to the US we traveled extensively throughout Europe and after marrying my Navy husband, we were moved to Asia. All this said because these travel experiences greatly influenced my interest in cooking and willingness to try new foods.
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