Texas Pit Barbecue Sauce

Recipe Ingredients

1		Onion - chopped (medium)
1		Garlic - minced
2 tablespoons	30ml	Butter/margarine
1/2 cup	118ml	Ketchup
1/4 cup	59ml	Water
2 tablespoons	30ml	Vinegar
1 tablespoon	15ml	Light brown sugar
1 teaspoon	5ml	Prepared mustard
1/2 teaspoon	2.5ml	Hot pepper sauce - (opt)
1		Lemon or orange - (opt)
		Sliced
		Salt and pepper to taste

Recipe Instructions

Cook the onion and garlic in butter in a medium saucepan until tender. Add ketchup, water, vinegar, brown sugar, mustard, salt, pepper and hot pepper sauce. Bring to a boil.

Remove from the heat and let stand for the flavors to mingle. At this point, a sliced lemon or orange can be added, or a bit of the juice of either.

With this recipe, true Texans usually add their own SECRET INGREDIENTS which can include beer, wine, bourbon, bay leaves, chili powder, tomatoes, vegetable oil or fat.

Source:
Marilyn Metaxa

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