Barbecue Sauce is soo easy to make, and since we grill so often especially in the summer, I took to making it! I know that some sauces have a really smoky or spicy flavor, so if those are your preference, you might have to adjust this recipe. This is a very good sauce, and the good thing with sauces, you can adjust them fairly easy-it's very forgiving we'll say. Not like baking when every ingredient must be measured exactly. This excerpt was taken from Wiki, kind of interesting read...
"The precise origin of barbecue sauce is unclear. Some trace it to the end of the 15th century, when Christopher Columbus brought a sauce back from Hispaniola, while others place it at the formation of the first American colonies in the 17th century.[2] References to the substance start occurring in both English and French literature over the next two hundred years. South Carolina mustard sauce, a type of barbecue sauce, can be traced to German settlers in the 18th century."
"Early cookbooks did not tend to include recipes for barbecue sauce. The first commercially-produced barbecue sauce was made by the Louis Maull co. in 1923, but the first nationally distributed barbecue sauce did not appear until 1951, when Heinz released a product in the United States.[3] Kraft Foods also started making cooking oils with bags of spices attached, supplying another market entrance of barbecue sauce"
Neely's BBQ Sauce (from Food Network)
2 cups ketchup
1 cup water
1/2 cup apple cider vinegar
5 tablespoons light brown sugar
5 tablespoons sugar
1/2 tablespoon fresh ground black pepper
1/2 tablespoon onion powder
1/2 tablespoon ground mustard
1 tablespoon lemon juice
1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce
2 tsp liquid smoke (optional)
In a medium saucepan, combine all ingredients. Bring mixture to a boil, reduce heat to simmer. Cook uncovered, stirring frequently, for 1 hour 15 minutes.
