Smoky BBQ Sauce

Name: Smoky BBQ Sauce
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 25 min
Yield: about 3 cups (720 ml)
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 6 tbsp salted (84g) Butter; 1 large (1 cup) yellow, finely chopped Onion; 6 cloves (2 tbsp), finely chopped Garlic; 2 tsp (10g) Yellow Mustard; 1 1/2 tbsp (12g) Cayenne; 1/2 tsp seasoning salt (3 g) Salt; 2 tsp mustard powder (2g) Dry Mustard; 1/2 cup packed dark (100g) Brown Sugar; 2 cups (470g) Ketchup; 2/3 cup cider vinegar (150g) Cider Vinegar; 1/3 cup (75g) Worcester; 4 tsp red pepper flakes (8g) Red Pepper; 2 tbsp (30g) Liquid Smoke

Independent adaptation of a publicly published Kevin Bludso recipe. Not affiliated with, sponsored by, or endorsed by Kevin Bludso.

BBQ SAUCE · BRISKET & RIBS & SMOKED CHICKEN

A bbq sauce for brisket & ribs & smoked chicken.

On the jar

BBQ

Method: stove
Yield: about 3 cups
Ingredients: 13

Stove sauce. Cook from the recipe

Ratio

Yellow Mustard 10 mlKetchup 480 mlCider Vinegar 150 mlWorcester 75 mlLiquid Smoke 30 ml

Ingredients

Butter6 tbsp salted (84g)
Onion1 large (1 cup) yellow, finely chopped
Garlic6 cloves (2 tbsp), finely chopped
Yellow Mustard2 tsp (10g)
Cayenne1 1/2 tbsp (12g)
Salt1/2 tsp seasoning salt (3 g)
Dry Mustard2 tsp mustard powder (2g)
Brown Sugar1/2 cup packed dark (100g)
Ketchup2 cups (470g)
Cider Vinegar2/3 cup cider vinegar (150g)
Worcester1/3 cup (75g)
Red Pepper4 tsp red pepper flakes (8g)
Liquid Smoke2 tbsp (30g)

Method

This sauce is cooked on the stove. The jar is for storing it, not making it.
Cook ingredients gently according to the published technique, adapted here as pantry quantities only.
Finish off heat; adjust seasoning.

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Provenance

Kevin Bludso works in Texas BBQ / soul at Bludso's BBQ Cookbook; credentials include James Beard Book Award: Restaurant & Professional 2023 (Bludso's BBQ Cookbook).

Originally published as Bludso's BBQ Sauce.

Adapted from a recipe published by Kevin Bludso in Bludso's BBQ Cookbook (Ten Speed 2022) p.54 via The Cooking World reprint.

FAQ

Can this go in a shake jar?

No. This one needs a blender or stove, so make it from this page. Jars only carry pour-and-shake sauces. Its companion jar is below.

What do the quantities mean?

This page lists the published recipe in household units (with metric in parentheses). On a jar, the printed lines, counts, and QR guide carry the jar-batch amounts. Follow the jar or this page, not a mix of both. Amounts in the jar’s ADD row are rounded to the nearest common spoon measure (T = tablespoon, t = teaspoon) so they can be read off the glass.

Where did this recipe come from?

Adapted from Bludso's BBQ Cookbook (Ten Speed 2022) p.54 via The Cooking World reprint (published as “Bludso's BBQ Sauce”). Full citation lives in Provenance.

What if it separates?

Oil and acid emulsions can separate in the fridge; that's the fat solidifying, not spoilage. Cap the jar and shake, or let it sit at room temperature a few minutes first, then shake again.

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