Our Sauce is Better Than Your Sauce, Sauce

The lovely and gracious Pete’s Mate has a knack for getting flavors and fragrances just right (you should smell her but you don’t get to taste her). After lots of experiments this is our favorite all-purpose sauce, great for brisket, ribs or whatever is smokin’ at your house. Try this first, then experiment with different ingredients to make your own bestest sauce. 

This is a great Kansas City-style sauce.  Sweet, but not too sweet.  A little spice but not hot.  Just right.

Sorry, this is not exactly what we make for competition or for gifts, Pete’s Mate has a few slight additions that she refuses to make public but this is better than what you are eating now. I promise.

· 2 cups ketchup

· 2 T packed brown sugar

· ¼ cup apple juice

· ¼ cup cider vinegar

· 2 T molasses

· ½ T Worcestersherstersire sauce

· 2 tsp chili powder

· ½ tsp sea salt

· ½ tsp ground black pepper

· ½ tsp garlic powder

· ½ tsp onion powder

· 1/8 tsp cayenne pepper 

· Juice of most of one lemon (but not quite all)

Combine all ingredients except lemon juice and bring to a boil, then simmer for 30 minutes or so. Let cool partially and blend in lemon juice. Place in jars and store refrigerat