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Kansas City Classic BBQ Sauce

Name: Kansas City Classic BBQ Sauce
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 50 min
Yield: 16 servings
Cuisine: american
Ingredients: 1.5 cup ketchup; 0.25 cup dark brown sugar; 0.25 cup molasses; 2 tbsp cider vinegar; 2 tbsp Worcestershire; 1 tbsp yellow mustard; 1 tsp smoked paprika; 1 tsp garlic powder; 1 tsp onion powder; 0.5 tsp black pepper; 0.5 tsp cayenne

The sauce most people picture when they hear "BBQ sauce." Thick, sweet, tomato and molasses forward, clings to ribs and burnt ends.

20 minServes 16

Ingredients

16servings

1.5 cupketchup
0.3 cupdark brown sugar
0.3 cupmolasses
2 tbspcider vinegar
2 tbspWorcestershire
1 tbspyellow mustard
1 tspsmoked paprika
1 tspgarlic powder
1 tsponion powder
0.5 tspblack pepper
0.5 tspcayenne

Method

1.Combine

Whisk everything together in a saucepan over medium heat.

2.Simmer

Bring to a low simmer, then drop the heat.

3.Reduce

Cook 20 minutes, stirring so the sugar doesn't scorch, until it coats the back of a spoon.

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