Memphis-Style Barbecue Sauce

Serves: 6

Zoie Ernser

1 January 1970

Based on User reviews:

48

Spice

52

Sweetness

60

Sourness

42

mins

Prep time (avg)

4.5

Difficulty

Ingredients:

2 tbsps

Vegetable Oil

2 cloves

Garlic (smashed)

3 cups

Ketchup

1 cup

Steak Sauce

3 tbsps

Molasse

3 tbsps

Yellow Mustard

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

Stir in the ketchup, 1 cup water, the vinegar, brown sugar, steak sauce, Worcestershire sauce, molasses, mustard, celery seed 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