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Kittencal's Famous Barbecue Sauce for Chicken and Ribs
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- Ready In:
- 1hr 5mins
- Ingredients:
- 14
- Yields:
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2 1/2 cups (approx)
ingredients
- 1 medium onion, finely chopped
- 4 garlic cloves, minced garlic (can use more)
- 1⁄4 cup vegetable oil
- 5 teaspoons chili powder
- 1⁄2 teaspoon paprika
- 1⁄2 teaspoon salt
- 1 -2 teaspoon fresh ground black pepper (do not use the fine black pepper!)
- 1 pinch cayenne pepper (or adjust to taste)
- 2 cups ketchup
- 1 cup brown sugar, packed
- 1⁄4 cup cider vinegar or 1/4 cup red wine vinegar
- 1⁄3 cup prepared french's yellow mustard
- 1⁄4 cup Worcestershire sauce
- 3 teaspoons liquid smoke (for the very best flavor do not omit)
directions
- Heat oil over medium heat; add in onion and saute for about 3 minutes, then add in garlic and saute for 2 minutes.
- Add in chili powder, paprika, cayenne, salt and black pepper; stir for 1 minute.
- Add in all remaining ingredients; bring to a boil stirring with a wooden spoon to combine.
- Reduce heat to low and simmer uncovered stirring occasionally for 1 hour over low heat (do not cover the pot or the texture and flavor will be affected, if you have a splatter screen then use it to cover the pot).
- Cool to room temperature then cover and refrigerate for 24 hours or more before using.
Questions & Replies
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Awesome sauce and followed recipe as written for the first time trying it. Tastes amazing and used it on pulled pork!! Heavenly!! Next time I make it, I would like to add some Honey, but not sure how much? If anyone has tried Honey with this how much did you use and how did it turn out? Thanks everyone and kitten for the best bbq sauce I've ever came across!
Reviews
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I made the following subs for my friend who can't have corn products--corn syrup is in EVERYTHING just a bout. Use organic ketchup--I ran low so I subbed 6oz tomato paste and 1/4 c. vinegar. Use Koops mustard--no corn syrup For Worcestershire sauce use 1/3 c. soy + 1 Tbsp sugar + 1 Tbsp vinegar + 1 Tbsp and 1tsp Pickapepa sauce. The amounts are larger because I was doubling the recipe. This was a FANTASTIC bbq sauce. Everyone of our friends raved about it.
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Hands down, the best BBQ sauce I've ever had, and I've had quite a few. I had to chuckle at some of the comments that it's as good as bottled. No way....it far exceeds anything in a bottle. I followed the suggestion of omitting the oil and using a teaspoon each of onion and garlic powder. I also have a prepared mustard hater in my family, so I used a teaspoon of dry mustard instead. The next day when I went to use it, it was a bit thicker than I like, so I added a bit of water to make it more pourable. Definitely make a a double batch, because it will disappear before your eyes!
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Wow!!! Top drawer...exceptional...better than any restaurant bbq sauce I have had!!! Sweet, smoky and all that you want from a first rate bbq sauce. I did make some changes though; I used 2 T olive oil, 1/2 cup brown sugar, 1/4 cup cider vinegar and 1 tsp liquid smoke! This was perfect for us! I am looking forward to using this on grilled cheese sandwiches, steaks, chicken, pulled pork....(and the list goes on and on!!!) Kudos Kitten for another "tried and true" recipe!!
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Greetings from the Beautiful Pacific Northwest!!...I consider myself a Black-Belt, Hard-Core Cook....I have searched for years for the perfect "Lip Smack-N, Finger Lick-N BBQ Sauce" recipe that would be excellent on Ribs, Chicken, Pulled Pork and so forth.......HEE HAW!!!!.........I finally found one!!...A week ago I slathered this BBQ sauce on some "Chicken Git-Away-Sticks" (drum sticks)....Holy Gun Smokes!! Talk about fantastic!!....This sauce is also excellent on ribs, pulled pork, burgers, not to mention brisket and other cuts of meat.....When I had my "Bones and Brew" Party, everyone went bonkers over the BBQ ribs and brew...Soooo Dang Good!!....Yup!!....I also brew beer......This recipe made me a Grand Champion!!....Every time I make this sauce, I go right by the recipe, I never change a thing, and it has paid off big time!!.....YAHOOO!!!.....EVERYONE LOVES THIS SAUCE!!.....Many thanks for posting this fantastic conglomeration BBQ Sauce Recipe!!....It puts a big smile on everyone's mug!!......HEE HAW!!!!......
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Tweaks
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I loved it! I made half the portion so there was some estimating involved but it turned out great and I ended up dipping my fries in it! I used Chipotle instead of chile powder. I did not have the smoked flavor but I think the chipotle helped make up for that. I also added a tiny bit of lemon squeeze and honey :)
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