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 cookbookinabox BBQ Sauce

Here is the “go-to barbecue sauce” for all seasons:  cookbookinabox® BBQ Sauce, a sweet, tangy and lip-smacking sauce for chicken, beef, pork of other meats if you desire. This is a great sauce to use as a condiment on eggs, fried potatoes, or sandwiches. 

Turkey and Sausage Meatloaf

Turkey and Sausage Meatloaf with cookbookinabox BBQ Sauce

In the good old summertime we think of picnics, parties, and patio barbecues.  Some sauces are terrific to add to poultry and meats baked in the oven or in slow-cookers all year around. 

 

cookbookinabox Bar-B-Que Sauce

cookbookinabox BBQ Sauce

Julia Ann
A sweet, spicey and tangy sauce to dress up meats for indoor or outdoor barbecue. It also makes a great condiment for sandwiches, use in sloppy joes, on omelets, and fried potatoes.
Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 20 minutes
Total Time 40 minutes
Course sauce/condiment
Cuisine American
Servings 3 cups

Ingredients
  

  • 2 cups ketchup
  • 1/4 cup molasses mild flavor
  • 1/4 cup lemon juice
  • 1/4 cup light brown sugar
  • 3 tablespoons soy sauce light sodium
  • 1/4 teaspoon of hot pepper sauce
  • 1/4 cup Dijon mustard
  • 1/4 teaspoon granulated onion
  • 1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce
  • optional 1/4 teaspoon powdered garlic
  • optional 1 tablespoon mesquite liquid smoke

Instructions
 

  • Mix ingredients in a medium heavy pan;
  • Whisk to blend well.
  • Heat the sauce over mediium heat, whisking to prevent sticking.
  • Cover while simmering over low heat for 20 minutes.
  • Pour into a quart or 2 pint jars, put on lids and allow cool.
  • Keep in the refrigerator and ready for use.

Notes

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Check out another great sauce: Maple Mesquite Bar-B-Que Sauce

cookbookinabox Bar-B-Que Sauce

cookbookinabox Bar-B-Que Sauce

Julia Ann and cookbookinabox® in partnership with Netta Belle’s Choice®  brings you great recipes for your cooking experience. ©2007-2018 Netta Belle’s Choice® The Art of Gourmet Cookery® cookbookinabox® “Reg. U.S. Pat. & Trdmk. Off.” Reg. “Trade-marks Canadian Intellectual Property Office. “Netta Belle’s Choice® The Art of Gourmet Cookery® cookbookinabox®  All rights reserved.

 

 

Putting Maple Mesquite Bar-B-Que Sauce into canning jar.

Canning Maple Mesquite Bar-B-Que Sauce

Putting Maple Mesquite Bar-B-Que Sauce into canning jar.

Canning Maple Mesquite Bar-B-Que Sauce

Canning a quantity of Maple Mesquite Bar-B-Que Sauce gets you ready for the season. The weather gets warmer, sunshine and schools on Spring Break and the feeling of winter is over. We look for fun foods to eat and go or share with friends in the backyard. 

 Maple Mesquite Bar-B-Que Sauce ingredients.

Maple Mesquite Bar-B-Que Sauce ingredients.

This recipe has many ingredients which makes about 3 pints.  I like to store in the refrigerator to have available for barbecuing or adding to foods such as in meatloaf.

Turkey and Sausage Meatloaf

Turkey and Sausage Meatloaf with Maple Mesquite Bar-B-Que Sauce as a  condiment.

 

Make the sauce is easy after measuring all the ingredients into a large kettle, it is just letting it cook until well blended and heated through.

Kettle of cooking Mesquite Bar-B-Que Sauce

Whisk to blend ingredients, simmer 30 minutes.

Canning Maple Mesquite Bar-B-Que Sauce

6 cups of bar-b-que sauce can be refrigerated, ready for use.

6 cups of bar-b-que sauce can be refrigerated, ready for use.

Enjoy Maple Mesquite Bar-B-Que Sauce over a recipe of  slow cooked Chicken Wings.

Kettle of cookbookinabox Bar-B-Que Sauce

Spring Time: Maple Mesquite Bar-B-Que Sauce

Julia Ann
A savory sauce to use for barbecuing on chicken, beef, pork or lamb. A sweet piquant sauce to use as a condiment on sandwiches, eggs or fried potatoes, kick up sloppy joes a notch.
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 30 minutes
Total Time 40 minutes
Course sauce/condiment
Cuisine American
Servings 6 cups

Ingredients
  

  • 4 cups ketchup
  • 1/2 cup maple syrup
  • 1/2 cup lemon juice
  • 1/2 cup dark brown sugar
  • 6 tablespoons soy sauce light sodium
  • 1/2 teaspoon hot sauce
  • 1/2 teaspoon onion powder
  • 2 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce
  • 2 tablespoon mesquite liquid smoke

Instructions
 

  • Put all ingredients in a large kettle, with a wire whisk, blend together.
  • Cover and heat the sauce on medium heat to boiling.
  • Simmer for 30 minutes.
  • Whisk frequently to prevent sticking or burning. The sauce will become thicker and darker in color.
  • Wipe the underside of the lid to prevent some of the moisture from dropping into the sauce.
  • Remove from heat.

Notes

The maple syrup and/or mesquite liquid smoke could be omitted for a milder flavored barbecue sauce is preferred. Putting the hot sauce in 3 pint jars will seal the lids. Allow to cool to room temperature and store in the refrigerator.   
Tried this recipe?Let us know how it was!

 

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Julia Ann and cookbookinabox® in partnership with Netta Belle’s Choice  bring you great recipes for your cooking experience.  ©2007-2018 Netta Belle’s Choice® The Art of Gourmet Cookery®  cookbookinabox® “Reg. U.S. Pat. & Trdmk. Off.”  Reg. “Trade-marks Canadian Intellectual Property Office. “Netta Belle’s Choice® The Art of Gourmet Cookery® cookbookinabox®. All rights reserved.