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BBQ Sauce

By America's Test Kitchen

Published on June 1, 2011

Time

10 minutes

Yield

3/4 cup

BBQ Sauce

Ingredients

¾ cup ketchup 3 tablespoons molasses 1 tablespoon cider vinegar 1 teaspoon hot sauce ⅛ teaspoon liquid smoke (optional)Salt and pepper

Instructions

  1. Whisk ketchup, molasses, vinegar, hot sauce, and liquid smoke in medium bowl until smooth. Season with salt and pepper.
BBQ Sauce

BBQ Sauce

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Time

10 minutes

Yield

3/4 cup

Ingredients

¾ cup ketchup
3 tablespoons molasses
1 tablespoon cider vinegar
1 teaspoon hot sauce
⅛ teaspoon liquid smoke (optional)
Salt and pepper

Ingredients

¾ cup ketchup
3 tablespoons molasses
1 tablespoon cider vinegar
1 teaspoon hot sauce
⅛ teaspoon liquid smoke (optional)
Salt and pepper

Ingredients

¾ cup ketchup
3 tablespoons molasses
1 tablespoon cider vinegar
1 teaspoon hot sauce
⅛ teaspoon liquid smoke (optional)
Salt and pepper

Why This Recipe Works

While any hot sauce would suffice for our BBQ Sauce, we recommend Frank’s RedHot Original Cayenne Pepper Sauce. We found that adding a little liquid smoke to the sauce imparted a welcome smoky flavor.

Instructions

  1. Whisk ketchup, molasses, vinegar, hot sauce, and liquid smoke in medium bowl until smooth. Season with salt and pepper.

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