United States / Sauces & condiments
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.
Ingredients
- ketchup, 235 mL1 cup
- Worcestershire sauce, 90 mL6 tbsp
- butter or margarine, 60 mL; or margarine4 tbsp
- white vinegar, 45 mL3 tbsp
- prepared mustard, 15 mL; plain, prepared1 tbsp
- yellow onion, 45 mL; finely minced3 tbsp
- liquid smoke, 20 mL; bottled, hickory4 tsp
- Louisiana-style red pepper sauce, 1 mL; Louisiana-style1/4 tsp
- brown sugar, 120 mL1/2 cup
- granulated sugar, 15 mL1 tbsp
- salt, 5 mL1 tsp
Quantities are auto-calculated from the original recipe as a guide. Items without numbers (e.g. “to taste”) are not changed.
Method 3 steps
Combine all ingredients in a saucepan.
Mix well.
Simmer over low heat for 20 minutes, stirring occasionally.
