1 cup water
½ cup apple cider vinegar
5 tablespoons white sugar
5 tablespoons brown sugar (I use dark brown sugar)
1½ teaspoons black pepper
1½ teaspoons dry mustard powder
1½ teaspoons dry onion powder (not onion salt)
1 tablespoon lemon juice
1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce
1 teaspoon liquid smoke
Mix well and simmer (uncovered) for 1½ hours, cool before using. This sauce smells a little vinegar-y while cooking, but the final product is on the sweet side. I like making it a day ahead and storing it in the fridge to let the flavors blend, but that isn't totally necessary.
NOTE: If you like "heat" in your barbecue sauce, just add a little red pepper flakes to the recipe.
NOTE: I often cook this in the crockpot, on high for about 3 hours with the lid propped open a little, with a spoon.
This recipe makes 3 cups of sauce.
BARBECUE SAUCE FOOD RECIPESBy Coleen Marie