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BBQ Sauce

Sweet, smoky homemade BBQ sauce with molasses and a cayenne kick.

Ingredients

• 2 tbspbutter
• Half large yellow onion, diced
• 5 clovegarlic, minced
• 2 cupketchup
• ⅜ cupmolasses
• ⅜ cupdark brown sugar
• ⅜ cupapple cider vinegar
• 2 tbspyellow mustard
• 1 tbspchili powder
• 1 tspfreshly ground black pepper
• ½ tspcayenne pepper

Instructions

1. Melt butter in medium saucepan over medium heat. Add onion and cook until softened, about 5 minutes. Add garlic and cook until fragrant, about 30 seconds.
2. Add ketchup, molasses, brown sugar, vinegar, mustard, chili powder, black pepper, and cayenne pepper and stir to combine. Bring to a boil, then reduce heat to low and simmer until slightly thickened, about 30 minutes, stirring frequently.
3. Transfer to a jar and store in refrigerator for up to a month.