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Barbecue Sauce

Easy, no-fuss sauce for your favorite barbecue.

Recipe information

  • Yield

    yields 3/4 cup

Ingredients

2/3 cup ketchup
1 tablespoon soy sauce
1 tablespoon Dijon or yellow mustard
2 teaspoons white or cider vinegar
2 teaspoons brown sugar or honey
1 to 3 teaspoons Tabasco or other hot pepper sauce, chili paste, or adobo sauce from chipotles (see page 286)

Preparation

  1. Step 1

    In a small bowl, whisk together all of the ingredients.

    Step 2

    Store in the refrigerator; it will keep for at least a month.

Cover of the cookbook Moosewood Simple Suppers with a red floral motif.
From Moosewood Restaurant Simple Suppers: Fresh Ideas for the Weeknight Table. Copyright © 2017 by Moosewood Collective. Published by Clarkson Potter, an imprint of Penguin Random House, LLC. Buy the full book from ThriftBooks or Amazon.
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