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3 cups
apple cider vinegar
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2/3 cups
brown sugar
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2/3 cups
ketchup
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1 teaspoon
tobasco
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1 teaspoon
salt
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1 teaspoon
onion powder
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1 teaspoon
coarsely ground black pepper
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1 teaspoon
Worcestershire sauce
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Combine all ingredients in a saucepan and simmer for about half hour, whisking periodically, until the sauce just begins to thicken. Serve immediately, or reserve in the refrigerator and reheat.
Ask the hotline about this step!Mmmmmm reminds me of my meatloaf sauce - I use just your first three ingredients (apple cider vinegar, brown sugar and ketchup) and bake it on. This sounds like an awesome spicy version that will definitely be on the next one!
Just saw this yesterday, made it, and marinated some thick cut rib pork chops. Cooked the chops slow over indirect heat on the grill, basting twice with more of the sauce. It was outstanding. Really liked that it was not too sweet, not to spicy, just nicely balanced. Drizzled some on a sandwich of sliced chicken breast today and it was again a winner. Thanks!
We were out of BBQ sauce so I made this for our brisket last night. It was really good!
Thanks, everyone. We are truly and humbly thankful to be recognized among so many wonderful recipes and experienced cooks. We are relatively new to this whole test kitchen and food blogging gig and we have learned much more from this community than we could ever hope to contribute. Many, many thanks to all of you!!
Edamame2003, we honestly think your rooster sauce looks amazing and plan to try it out ourselves. We also love what you're doing on your blog. Thanks for the recipe and the healthy competition!
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Congrats, Shoebox Kitchen! Wonderful recipe. I love your use of cider vinegar and brown sugar.
congrats shoebox! now you've made me hungry for a pulled pork sandwich...
I would like to add that I look forward to seeing future recipes from you both!
I am glad this won. It so reminds me of a legendary pit man's bbq sauce from deep in the heart of Texas. Congratulations.
This sauce works great with finely minced onions, sautéed in a little bacon fat. (I didn't have any onion powder in the house). The reducing vinegar smell did send my partner out of the house.
Love the name! Sounds delicious...
http://notecook.com/salads/the-red-white-and-bbque-best-barbecue-sauce-recipes-in-the-u-s-a/
you can find the recipe here
Thanks for this link, advicecook. Lots of great variations on the vinegar-based BBQ sauce.
A week later, I'm still enjoying this sauce on my smoked pork. Tonight, smoked pork sandwich with Dead Guy Sauce. Outstanding.
gbuda - Glad you're enjoying the sauce. As soon as we read "smoked pork sandwich" we got really hungry. Mmmm.
I'm down with this. Pork loin going on the grill tomorrow, with a dry rub, and I think this would be perfect to serve with. If I can stand the smell of vinegar reducing for half an hour....
Kayb, we hear you on the smell of reducing vinegar - just think back to childhood and dying easter eggs . . . ;-)
making this tonight to go with spare ribs for end-of-summer BBQ tomorrow. so far it looks and smells great! simple recipe packed with flavor.
Annalea, let us know how it tasted on the ribs!
Thanks everyone for your kind comments and votes!! If you're cooking barbecue over the holiday weekend, we do encourage you to give it a try!
And about the origin of the name - sorry, we want to tell the story, but we've been sworn to secrecy!
I look forward to trying some this weekend - we got a nice pork butt that's destined for the smoker, and I bet this will be great with it :)
This stuff is great on pulled pork, did I say I loved this YUM
Interesting flavors, and very intriguing name...
This is not appetizing, but when I saw the name and read the recipe, I thought of the scene in Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistlestop Cafe when the perfect (barbecue) murder was committed.
Then again, the origin of the name may be something completely different.
Congrats! The sauce sounds really delicious!
Yes! But who is he and why'd he die??? Sauce sounds fantastic.
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3 whole cups of apple cider vinegar. Watch your nose!
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As always, we deftly turn a one-person job into a two-person job.
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Onion powder is a crucial ingredient.
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Apparently, Tabasco also requires two people to measure.
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In goes some brown sugar -- but not too much!
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We used Heinz ketchup, but if you make your own at home, by all means use that.
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1 teaspoon of black pepper is a lot to grind.
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But so worth it.
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The sauce bubbles slowly on the stove, thickening and becoming darker.
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Added a 1/4 tsp. Kitchen Bouquet for a richer color. When I saw the title, I thought this would be made with Dead Guy ale. I usually like more onions in my barbeque sauce (Fanny Farmer 12th edition recipe is the one I usually favor), but this can more easily double as a marinade, I suppose.