If there's a barbecue sauce in heaven.
Well, this has gotta be the one.
It's thick, it's sweet, it's smoky, it's sticky,
and it has a hint of spice.
It's just allaround.
Absolutely delicious.
This homemade barbecue sauce recipe appeal go
about on anything, even ice cream. Try it.
You might like it.
Welcome to The Sauce and Gravy Channel.
This is Johnny Mac, and we're going to
dive into a Kansas City style barbecue sauce.
It's thick, it's sticky, it's sweet, smoky, and has a hint of spice.
Buckle up. Let's go.
Let me show you how to make this barbecue sauce recipe.
It is homemade.
It is so easy.
This barbecue sauce recipe is tomatobased.
We're going to make it super simple and easy.
We're going to use ketchup.
Use any brand of ketchup that you like.
One cup or 290 grams.
For our sugar base, we're going to use Brown sugar.
It gives that rustic, sweet taste.
We're going to use 2/3 cup or 133 grams.
Now, to add to the tomato base,
we're going to put in tomato sauce.
We're putting in one cup or 8oz.
We are over medium heat.
I am using a cast iron skillet.
You can use a saucepan if you like.
Just anything will do, but just
put it over medium heat.
This sauce is definitely thick.
It's stick to your ribs good.
Already we haven't even reduced it down.
And look how thick it is.
You've got that ketchup, you've got that tomato sauce.
You've got that dense Brown sugar.
So to stay on track with that thick and
sweet, stick to your ribs type barbecue sauce recipe,
we're going to add a little bit of unrefined
earthiness, a little bit more sweetness.
We're going to add molasses, some unsulfured molasses,
1/4 cup or 63 ML.
All right, so check it out.
This BBQ sauce recipes looking really good.
Just go ahead, incorporate everything.
Mix it up, give it a stir.
We're still over medium heat.
Now it's time to add a little bit of tanginess.
I mean, what's a barbecue sauce
without a little bit of pizazz?
So we're going to put in some red wine
vinegar, 2/3 cup or 167 ML.
And as I'm sure you're probably starting to notice,
this barbecue sauce recipe is absolutely easy to make.
It's homemade.
It's a Kansas City style barbecue sauce.
There's really not much to it.
There's really no prep work.
You just grab everything, throw it into the sauce pot, warm
it up a little bit, and voila, you're ready to go.
And it can pretty much go on anything.
You can throw it on baby back ribs, throw
it on chicken, throw it on tofu put it
on some vegetables, put it on wings.
And like I said before, throw it on ice cream.
Try it out.
Let me know what you think.
Now it's time to add that second dimension.
We have the first, we have the sweetness.
Now it's time to add a little bit of smokiness.
We're going to put in Hickory
flavored liquid smoke, two teaspoons.
So that pretty much just wraps up
the big base of our sauce.
We've got the tomato base, we've got
the sweetness, we've got the smokiness.
Now we're going to move on to our third dimension.
We're going to add some spice to this.
We're going to kick it up a notch a little bit.
First we'll throw in one four of a teaspoon of
onion powder,1/4 teaspoon of garlic powder.
Then we'll throw in
1/8 teaspoon of chili powder.
Now we'll add 1/8 teaspoon of allspice.
Then next goes in 1/2 teaspoon of
paprika, 1/4 teaspoon of Cayenne red pepper,
1/4 teaspoon of celery seed.
And last but not least, pepper and salt.
1/2 teaspoon of pepper and
1/4 teaspoon of salt.
And that wraps up the third dimension.
The spices, they're not too overpowering.
They're not too overbearing.
It's just the right combination.
It's just really delicious.
So we have all of our dimensions to
this homemade Kansas City style barbecue sauce recipe.
It's really a simple recipe.
We've got the sweetness, we've got the smokiness.
We have the spiciness.
So now we're just kind of incorporating it together.
We're still over medium heat.
We're going to add one last thing.
We're going to add one tablespoon of butter.
This is going to give it a little bit of texture,
a little bit of gloss, a little bit of creaminess.
So now it's time to relax a little bit.
We're going to bring this to a nice simmer.
You don't want it to come up to
a heavy boil, just a light simmer. So watch it.
You can put it over medium to low heat.
But once it starts simmering, we're going
to simmer this down for 20 minutes.
So it's a good time to do a little other prep work
on items that you're going to Cook out on the grill.
It's a great time to go ahead and complete everything
that you need to do for that great backyard barbecue.
And it's always a good idea to come on back to
the sauce, give it a little bit of a stir.
Make sure that it's cooking evenly
through this step of the process.
We're infusing those flavors.
We're reducing it down.
This is a sticky sauce.
It's a stick to your ribs type sauce.
So we're reducing it down.
And we want all those flavors to come out all right.
So we've reduced down this BBQ sauce for 20 minutes.
It looks outstanding.
It's thick, it's sticky, it's
sweet, it's spicy, it's smoky. Just look at that.
You can just see the flavor coming out of that.
It is absolutely ready to go
in this barbecue sauce recipe.
It's perfect as a dip.
It's perfect as a glaze or even a baste.
It's just very versatile.
So there you have it a super
easy Kansas city style homemade barbecue sauce.
It can't get any easier or better than this. Go on out.
Give it a shot. Come on back.
Let us know how it worked out for you.
Well, thanks for watching.
I hope that you liked this recipe.
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And as always my friends remember
to live love and make gravy.