Kansas City Style Barbecue Sauce

This is a sweet style barbecue sauce!

• Ready In: 25 mins
• Yields: 6 cups

Ingredients

• 2  cups ketchup
• 2  cups tomato sauce
• 1 1⁄4 cups brown sugar
• 1 1⁄4 cups red wine vinegar
• 1⁄2 cup molasses
• 4  teaspoons  hickory-flavored liquid smoke
• 2  tablespoons butter
• 1⁄2 teaspoon garlic powder
• 1⁄2 teaspoon onion powder
• 1⁄4 teaspoon chili powder
• 1  teaspoon paprika
• 1 1⁄2 teaspoons  celery salt
• 1⁄4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1⁄2 teaspoon cayenne pepper
• 1  teaspoon black pepper, coarsely ground

Directions

1. Place all ingredients in a large saucepan over medium heat until bubbly and mix well.
2. Reduce heat to low and simmer for up to 20 minutes. For a thicker sauce, simmer longer; for a thinner sauce, less time is needed. Sauce can also be thinned by using a bit of water.
3. Brush sauce onto any kind of meat during the last 10 minutes of cooking.
4. Store in a tightly sealed container in the refrigerator.