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Homemade Barbecue Sauce

Name: Homemade Barbecue Sauce
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 40 min
Yield: 8 servings
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: onion (Amount determined by eye; source does not specify a quantity.); garlic (Amount determined by eye; source does not specify a quantity.); tomato (Used as the base; amount determined by eye.); 0.25 cup brown sugar; cider vinegar (Amount determined by eye; add more if a more acidic sauce is desired.); smoked paprika (Amount determined by eye; add more for a stronger smoky flavor.); molasses (Amount determined by eye.); 1 tsp Dijon mustard; butter (One knob; amount not specified. Adds shine and balances the intense flavors.); cayenne pepper (Optional; add for more heat.); hot sauce (Optional; use Tabasco, Crystal, habanero sauce, or another favorite hot sauce for additional heat.)

Recipe by Josh Adamo @chefjoshadamo · Instagram

Imported by K Kampani on SeeMeCook

A smoky, tangy barbecue sauce built from onion, garlic, and tomato, then balanced with brown sugar, cider vinegar, molasses, Dijon mustard, and butter. The sauce is blended smooth and reduced until thick, with optional heat and sweetness adjusted to taste.

8 servings40 minAmerican

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Ingredients

onion (Amount determined by eye; source does not specify a quantity.)
garlic (Amount determined by eye; source does not specify a quantity.)
tomato (Used as the base; amount determined by eye.)
0.25 cup brown sugar
cider vinegar (Amount determined by eye; add more if a more acidic sauce is desired.)
smoked paprika (Amount determined by eye; add more for a stronger smoky flavor.)
molasses (Amount determined by eye.)
1 tsp Dijon mustard
butter (One knob; amount not specified. Adds shine and balances the intense flavors.)
cayenne pepper (Optional; add for more heat.)
hot sauce (Optional; use Tabasco, Crystal, habanero sauce, or another favorite hot sauce for additional heat.)

Steps

1
Combine the onion, garlic, and tomato in a saucepan or cooking vessel. The source gives no exact quantities and says the amounts are determined by eye.
2
Add the brown sugar, cider vinegar, smoked paprika, molasses, and Dijon mustard. The source specifies 1/4 cup brown sugar and 1 teaspoon Dijon mustard; the other amounts are added by eye.
3
Use a hand blender to blend the mixture until smooth.
4
Add a knob of butter and blend or stir it in until incorporated. The butter should give the sauce a shiny, velvety finish and balance the intense flavors.
5
Cook the sauce down, stirring regularly, until it reaches the thick consistency desired for barbecue sauce. Longer cooking reduces and intensifies the flavors.
6
Taste the sauce and adjust it as needed. Add more smoked paprika for a stronger smoky flavor.
7
For more heat, add cayenne pepper or your preferred hot sauce, such as Tabasco, Crystal, or habanero sauce.
8
Adjust the balance to taste: add more sugar for sweetness or more cider vinegar for acidity.
9
Taste the finished barbecue sauce again, then use it as a condiment.

Notes

The creator intentionally makes this sauce by eye and encourages adjusting the sweetness, acidity, smokiness, and heat to taste. Exact amounts for the onion, garlic, tomato, cider vinegar, smoked paprika, molasses, and butter, as well as the cooking temperature and precise reduction time, were not provided.