The BEST Homemade BBQ Sauce
 
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If you have never tried homemade BBQ sauce you NEED to—especially this recipe! It tastes way better than the store-bought varieties. It is so fresh and the flavors balance each other out amazingly well. There is a little bit of sweet, salty, mild spice, and smoke, which together form the BEST homemade BBQ sauce ever.
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Recipe type: Dinner
Cuisine: American
Ingredients
  • 2 cups ketchup
  • 2 cups tomato sauce
  • ½ cup maple syrup
  • 1¼ cups brown sugar
  • 1¼ cups red wine vinegar
  • 4 teaspoons hickory-flavored liquid smoke
  • 2 tablespoons butter
  • ½ teaspoon paprika
  • ¼ teaspoon celery seed
  • ¼ teaspoon ground cinnamon
  • ¼ teaspoon cayenne pepper
  • ½ teaspoon garlic powder
  • ½ teaspoon onion powder
  • ⅛ teaspoon chili powder
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 1 teaspoon coarsely ground black pepper
Instructions
  1. Add all ingredients to a large sauce pan and cook on medium heat until well mixed. Turn to medium-low heat and simmer for 20 minutes—simmering longer for a thicker sauce, shorter for a thinner one.
Recipe by Live Like You Are Rich at https://stage1.livelikeyouarerich.com/best-homemade-bbq-sauce/