PANTRYFLEX

From Aaron Franklin's kitchen · Franklin Barbecue, Austin

stove · bbq sauce

NATIONAL AWARD WINNER

Broken Regular Barbecue

From a national-award-winning chef

Ratio

KETCHUP 420WATER 150CIDER VIN 75WHITE VIN 75WORCESTER 38

Ingredients

  • KETCHUP420 ml
  • WATER150 ml
  • CIDER VIN75 ml
  • WHITE VIN75 ml
  • BROWN SUGAR55 g
  • WORCESTER37.5 ml
  • CHILE POWDER8 g
  • CUMIN6 g
  • SALT9 g
  • PEPPER3 g

Method

  1. This one needs stove heat — jar fill-lines aren’t the whole story yet.
  2. Cook ingredients gently according to the published technique, adapted here as pantry quantities only.
  3. Finish off heat; adjust seasoning.

Provenance

Central Texas BBQ pitmaster of Franklin Barbecue in Austin; James Beard Best Chef: Southwest. Brisket technique documented in Franklin Barbecue: A Meat-Smoking Manifesto.

Originally published as Regular (Classic) Barbecue Sauce.

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FAQ

Can this go in a shake jar?+

This one is blend or stove fit. Use it from the recipe page; jar columns are shake-ready sauces only.

What do the quantities mean?+

Amounts below are from the published source, converted to ml/g where liquids allow. On a jar, every column scales to the same fill height.

Where did this recipe come from?+

Adapted from Franklin Barbecue (Ten Speed Press) (published as “Regular (Classic) Barbecue Sauce”). Full citation lives in Provenance.