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Barbecue Sauce (Kansas City-style)

Barbecue Sauce is a tomato or ketchup based sauce used on meats. Kansas City-style barbecue sauce is the most common version used in the United States. It is tomato- or ketchup- based with sweet, sour and smoky elements. Barbecue sauce can be added to the meat before, during or after cooking. This version contains quite a bit of sugar, so it should be added near the end or after cooking the meat to avoid burning the sauce.

Time
20 minutes
Servings
8
Yield
2 cups

Ingredients

  • 1 cup (235 mL) ketchup
  • 6 tablespoons (90 mL) Worcestershire sauce
  • 4 tablespoons (60 mL) butter or margarine
  • 3 tablespoons (45 mL) white vinegar
  • 1 tablespoon (15 mL) plain prepared mustard
  • 3 tablespoons (45 mL) finely minced yellow onion
  • 4 teaspoons (20 mL) bottled liquid smoke flavor (hickory)
  • ¼ teaspoon (1 mL) Louisiana-style red pepper sauce
  • ½ cup (120 mL) brown sugar
  • 1 tablespoon (15 mL) granulated sugar
  • 1 teaspoon (5 mL) salt
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Method

  1. Combine all ingredients in a saucepan.
  2. Mix well.
  3. Simmer over low heat for 20 minutes, stirring occasionally.

Notes

  • This sauce tastes very close to commercial barbecue sauces such as Masterpiece and Bullseye.

Warnings

  • Keep refrigerated
  • Add to meat near end or after cooking to avoid burning sauce because of sugar content.

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