Memphis-Style Bar-B-Q Sauce

Recipe Ingredients

5 cups	1185ml	Tomato sauce
3/4 cup	177ml	Yellow mustard
3/4 cup	177ml	Red wine vinegar
1/3 cup	20g / 0.7oz	Onion - rough chopped
1/3 cup	48g / 1.7oz	Green bell pepper - rough chopped
1/3 cup	78ml	Water
1 lb	454g / 16oz	Dark brown sugar
2 tablespoons	30ml	Plus 1 teaspoon salt
2 tablespoons	30ml	Plus 1 teaspoon black pepper - freshly ground
2 teaspoons	10ml	Celery powder
2 teaspoons	10ml	Onion powder
2 teaspoons	10ml	Garlic powder
1 teaspoon	5ml	Paprika

Recipe Instructions

In a sauce pan, combine tomato sauce, mustard and vinegar and bring to a simmer over medium heat. Do not boil.

In a blender, puree the onions and bell peppers in the water. Transfer to a small saucepan, bring to a simmer and cook over medium-high heat for 2 to 3 minutes. Add to the tomato sauce mixture and stir well to blend. Continue to simmer the mixture.

In a bowl, combine the brown sugar, salt, pepper, celery powder, onion powder, garlic powder, and paprika. Mix thoroughly. Add a quarter of the dry ingredients to the sauce in the pan. Stir and simmer for 15 minutes. Add another quarter of the dry ingredients, stir and simmer for another 15 minutes. Continue in this manner until all dry ingredients are added. Do not boil sauce.

Cover and reduce heat to low. Cook the sauce for 30 minutes more until it thickens. Transfer to a glass jar and refrigerate for 24 hours before using.

Source:
Keith Doane

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