Kansas City-Style Barbecue Sauce

Serves: 3

Jonathan Flatley

1 January 1970

Based on User reviews:

48

Spice

51

Sweetness

47

Sourness

42

mins

Prep time (avg)

5.4

Difficulty

Ingredients:

2 tbsps

Vegetable Oil

2 cloves

Garlic (smashed)

1 cup

Tomato Sauce

1 cup

Ketchup

3 tbsps

Molasse

2 tbsps

Tomato Paste

2 tsps

Liquid Smoke

Directions:

1

Heat the vegetable oil in a medium pot over medium heat

2

Add the onion and garlic and cook until the onion is golden, 6 to 7 minutes

3

Add the tomato sauce, 1 cup water, the vinegar, ketchup, brown sugar, molasses, Worcestershire sauce, tomato paste, mustard, garlic powder and 1 teaspoon salt

4

Bring to a boil, then reduce the heat to medium low and simmer until the onion is tender, about 15 minutes

5

Stir in the liquid smoke

6

Strain the sauce, pressing on the solids to extract any liquid

7

Photograph by Andrew Purcell