Kansas City Style Barbecue Sauce

Total Time: 25 mins Preparation Time: 5 mins Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• 2 cups ketchup
• 2 cups tomato sauce
• 1 1/4 cups brown sugar
• 1 1/4 cups red wine vinegar
• 1/2 cup 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 1/2 teaspoons celery salt
• 1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1/2 teaspoon cayenne pepper
• 1 teaspoon black pepper, coarsely ground

Recipe

• 1 place all ingredients in a large saucepan over medium heat until bubbly and mix well.
• 2 reduce heat to low and simmer for up to 20 minutes. for a thicker sauce, simmer longer; for a thinner sauce, less time is needed. sauce can also be thinned by using a bit of water.
• 3 brush sauce onto any kind of meat during the last 10 minutes of cooking.
• 4 store in a tightly sealed container in the refrigerator.