K C's Homemade Barbecue Sauce

Recipe Ingredients

4 lbs	1816g / 64oz	Fresh tomatoes - diced
1/2 cup	31g / 1.1oz	Chopped onion
2		Garlic cloves - chopped
1/2 teaspoon	2.5ml	Thyme leaves
1 teaspoon	5ml	Basil leaves
1 cup	237ml	Fresh lemon juice
1 cup	237ml	Cider vinegar
1/2 cup	80g / 2.8oz	Brown sugar
4 teaspoons	20ml	Paprika
1 tablespoon	15ml	Salt
2 teaspoons	10ml	Cayenne

Recipe Instructions

Cook the tomatoes with onion, garlic, thyme and basil in a heavy bottomed saucepan for 25 to 30 minutes.

Rub the mixture through a sieve (if you don't want pulp).

Add lemon juice, cider vinegar, brown sugar, paprika, salt and cayenne pepper. Bring to a boil.

Pour the sauce into sterilized 1/2-pint jars. Put on lids and process in a boiling water bath (212 degrees F.) for 10 minutes after water reaches boiling point. Store for future use.

When it's time to use, spoon the sauce into a saucepan and add 1 tablespoon oil; bring to a boil.

Makes six 1/2-pint jars.

From Vernell Davis, K. C. Barbecue.

From an article by Heidi Haughy Cusik in the San Francisco Chronicle, 6/12/91.

Source:
Judy Howle

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