Homemade Barbecue Sauce

My husband and I make an easy barbecue sauce (a thin brush-on type, not the thick kind) that is great for summer cookouts. It works good on chicken and pork (esp. ribs!), and you can even use it on steaks. Use the cheapest brands for all the ingredients. Believe me, it tastes better than the store-bought BBQ sauces! Here's how to make it:

In a stainless steel pot, combine:

• 1 cup ketchup
• 1/2 cup mustard
• 1 cup brown sugar
• 1/2 cup white sugar
• 2 cups apple cider vinegar
• 1 tablespoon crushed red pepper flakes
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon pepper
• a liberal dash of hot pepper sauce
• 2 cups water

Mix and cook all the ingredients about an hr. over low heat. BBQ sauce will be thin, not thick, and can be brushed over grilling meats. Store in refrigerator in a container. Should last at least a month.

OR you can parboil ribs, chicken, etc. IN the sauce, then use the remainder to brush on the cooking meat. However, if you par-cook any meat in the sauce, use it all up immediately on whatever you are cooking . . . once it is "contaminated" by the meat, do not save it.

Enjoy!

Ness - Lakeview, NY