K’s (almost) Famous Barbeque Sauce
When we moved to Texas in 2002, we immediately fell in love with all things barbeque. We’d had ribs and chicken barbequed before, but we’d never had the king of all barbeque, Brisket. Within 6 months we had a good brisket recipe. Within a year we had a GREAT brisket recipe. We’ve been making it ever since.
In our opinion, just as important as a great smoked meat, is a great sauce to serve on the side. We found this recipe originally in a cookbook called Texas on a Plate. It can still be purchased: HERE . Over the years we have adapted it to our tastes.
As it turns out we now have a born and bread Texan in our family. At 5, she is the ultimate connoisseur of barbeque sauce. So it made sense to teach her how to make her own version of Texas Barbeque Sauce.
K puts barbeque sauce on everything! So we decided not only to make barbeque sauce on this day but to can it so she’d have some to take home.
We started with the wet ingredients. It’s pretty simple, just dump in all it a large pot on the stove and let it go.
We then measured out the spices. We only recently found Mexican oregano at a local specialty store. More common, Italian Oregano, works just fine too.
K placed all of the ingredients into the pan herself. She’s a very good helper.
The key is to stir until the butter fully melts. Then cover the pot and reduce heat. Let it simmer at least an hour. It’s a pretty simple recipe, with adjustable heat depending how much cayenne and Tabasco Sauce is added.
Taste testing her sauce. We did make a more mild version this time with only a couple shakes of Tabasco.
On this night we had friends and family over for a full Texas barbeque. The barbeque sauce was served with a rotisserie turkey and smoked ribs. The turkey recipe can be found: HERE. Our side dishes were a corn salad and antipasti salad (that I will post soon!)
It was a great summer evening!
After dinner that night, once the sauce had cooled a bit, I canned the remaining sauce. I used a traditional water bath method. The next day, once the cans had sealed and cooled, K came back to place her labels on.
I think she was excited :)
K's (Almost) Famous Barbeque Sauce
Ingredients
- 4 tablespoons unsalted butter
- 4 green onions, minced, including green tops
- 2 tablespoons granulated garlic
- 1/4 cup dark red chili powder
- 1 tablespoon finely ground black pepper
- 6 cups tomato ketchup
- 1/3 cup yellow mustard
- 1/3 cup firmly packed light brown sugar
- 1/2 cup granulated sugar
- 1 cup apple cider vinegar
- 3/4 cup (Shiner Bock) beer
- 1/3 cup cabernet sauvignon
- 1 1/2 teaspoons dried Mexican oregano (Italian works too)
- 1 teaspoons cayenne pepper (or less, depending on how hot you want it)
- 1/2 cup Worcestershire Sauce
- 2 teaspoons Tabasco sauce (adjust to desired heat)
Instructions
- Place all ingredients into a large pot on the stove over medium heat. Stir until butter melts. Cover and simmer on low, stirring occasionally, one hour and up to 3 hours.
- Serve warm with brisket, ribs or any smoked meats.
- This also cans very well! Enjoy!
