My Favorite Barbecue Sauce

It’s funny, growing up my parents cooked on the grill but it was always hot dogs and hamburgers and the occasional steak. I don’t ever remember them cooking anything like ribs or barbecued chicken. When I was first married I discovered ribs and how delicious they were  especially with  My Favorite Barbecue Sauce!

Today I am going to share that recipe with you.

Summer is the perfect time of year to enjoy grilled meats with barbecue sauce. It is important to baste with the barbecue sauce the last 15 minutes of cooking. Longer cooking will make the spices bitter!

My Favorite Barbecue Sauce

Ingredients:

1 Tbsp. drippings or other fat
1/4 cup chopped onions

Sauté in 1 Tbsp of drippings or other fat, ¼ cup of chopped onions. Sauté the onions until brown.

Add and simmer for 20 minutes:

½ cup water
2 Tbsp vinegar
1 Tbsp Worcestershire sauce
¼ cup lemon juice
2 Tbsp brown sugar
1 cup of Chili sauce (the kind found near the ketchup or use homemade)
½ tsp salt
¼ tsp paprika
¼ tsp pepper
1 tsp mustard (can also use either chili or curry powder for variation)

This recipes makes about 1 ½ cups of barbecue sauce. It is excellent on Country Style Spare Ribs!

When cooking country style ribs I parboil the ribs for about 3-4 minutes before placing on the grill.

The ribs are then cooked about 4-5 minutes on a side. For the last few minutes barbecue sauce is added.

Country style ribs are delicious with sautéed kale.

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