Slap Yo Mama BBQ Sauce  

Makes 3 cups     35 minutes     Stove    

My wife says she could drink this sauce. But I wouldn’t recommend it. Everything in moderation! Try it with pork or chicken.

2 cups ketchup

1 cup water

1 onion, finely diced

½ cup molasses

5 tablespoons sugar

5 tablespoons firmly packed light brown sugar

1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce

1 tablespoon mustard

Juice of 1 lemon

2 teaspoons liquid smoke

1½ teaspoons freshly ground black pepper

2 garlic cloves, minced

1. In a medium saucepan over medium-high heat on the stovetop, add ketchup, water, onion, molasses, sugar, brown sugar, Worcestershire sauce, mustard, lemon juice, liquid smoke, black pepper, and garlic.
2. Bring the sauce to a boil then reduce the heat to low.
3. Cover and simmer for 30 minutes, stirring occasionally.
4. Remove the saucepan from the heat and strain out any big chunks, or puree the sauce.
5. Serve the sauce hot or cold, and store in an air-tight container in the refrigerator, or pour the sauce into jars for canning or longer storage.