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Summertime Barbecue Sauce

Name: Summertime Barbecue Sauce
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 25 min
Total time: 40 min
Yield: 3 quarts.
Ingredients: 4 cups finely chopped onion; 1 cup canola oil; 4 garlic cloves, minced; 4 cups water; 3 cups ketchup; 1-1/3 cups lemon juice; 3/4 cup sugar; 1/2 cup Worcestershire sauce; 1/4 cup prepared mustard; 2 tablespoons salt; 2 tablespoons steak sauce; 2 tablespoons Liquid Smoke, optional; 1 teaspoon hot pepper sauce, optional

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Total Time

Prep: 15 min. Cook: 25 min. + chilling

Makes

3 quarts

When my daughter was seven, she would come home from school and eat this sauce by the spoonfuls. Company loves it, too, on pork chops or ribs. Every time I make it, someone asks for the recipe! —Diane C Shipley, Mentor, Ohio

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Ingredients

4 cups finely chopped onion
1 cup canola oil
4 garlic cloves, minced
4 cups water
3 cups ketchup
1-1/3 cups lemon juice
3/4 cup sugar
1/2 cup Worcestershire sauce
1/4 cup prepared mustard
2 tablespoons salt
2 tablespoons steak sauce
2 tablespoons Liquid Smoke, optional
1 teaspoon hot pepper sauce, optional

Directions

In a Dutch oven, saute onion in oil for 8-10 minutes or until tender. Add garlic; cook 1 minute longer. Stir in the remaining ingredients. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; simmer, uncovered, for 15 minutes. Cool. Transfer to storage containers; cover and refrigerate overnight.

Nutrition Facts

1/4 cup: 78 calories, 5g fat (1g saturated fat), 0 cholesterol, 527mg sodium, 10g carbohydrate (6g sugars, 1g fiber), 0 protein.

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