Bludso'S BBQ Sauce

Name: Bludso's 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.

Bludso's Bbq from a national-award-winning chef.

Ratio

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

Ingredients

Butter — 6 tbsp salted (84g)
Onion — 1 large (1 cup) yellow, finely chopped
Garlic — 6 cloves (2 tbsp), finely chopped
Yellow Mustard — 2 tsp (10g)
Cayenne — 1 1/2 tbsp (12g)
Salt — 1/2 tsp seasoning salt (3 g)
Dry Mustard — 2 tsp mustard powder (2g)
Brown Sugar — 1/2 cup packed dark (100g)
Ketchup — 2 cups (470g)
Cider Vinegar — 2/3 cup cider vinegar (150g)
Worcester — 1/3 cup (75g)
Red Pepper — 4 tsp red pepper flakes (8g)
Liquid Smoke — 2 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.

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.

What do the quantities mean?

Amounts follow the published recipe in household units (with metric in parentheses). On a jar, every sauce scales to the same fill height.

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.