Bar-B-Q Sauce
4 cups tomato sauce
1-1/2 cups cola, such as Coca-Cola or Pepsi or Royal Crown, or beer
1-1/2 cups cider vinegar
1-1/2 cups chili sauce
1/4 cup Horseradish Mustard
1/2 cup bottled steak sauce
Juice of 2 lemons
1/2 cup Worcestershire sauce
2 tablespoons vegetable oil
1 tablespoon soy sauce
2 to 3 teaspoons Tabasco sauce or more for hotter, or 1 tablespoon
Chili Cauce
1-1/4 cups packed dark brown sugar
2 tablespoons freshly ground black pepper
2 tablespoons garlic salt
1 tablespoon dry mustard
In a large saucepan, combine the tomato sauce, cola, vinegar, chili
sauce, mustard, steak sauce, lemon juice, Worcestershire sauce, oil,
soy sauce, and Tabasco. Stir well. Bring to a simmer over medium heat.
In a small bowl or glass jar with a lid, combine the brown sugar,
pepper, garlic salt, and mustard. Stir or shake to blend.
Add the dry ingredients to the tomato mixture and stir well. Increase
the heat to medium high and bring to a brisk simmer, stirring
frequently. Cook for about 20 minutes or longer for thicker, more
intensely flavored sauce. The longer the sauce cooks, the less is its
final volume.
Cover the saucepan and reduce the heat to low. Cook for about 30
minutes until the flavors are well blended. Cool to tepid. Use
immediately or cover and refrigerate for up to 1 week.
Makes about 2 quarts. Doubles nicely