Instead of reaching for your next bottle of Kraft BBQ Sauce ~ try your hand at creating your very own blend to ‘jar’, save and share too!
It really is just an assembly of ingredients, ‘a little of this and a little of that‘, all blended together to your own liking.
Do you like a honey blend, a smoke-y blend, a spicy blend or any other combination?…..the flavor is simply adjusted by mixing ‘a little more of this and a little less of that‘!
This recipe ‘jars’ 24 ~ 8oz jars ~ ready made bbq sauce for dipping or cooking.
Once you have tasted your own blend, you will no longer be a bottle baby….simply delish.
The ‘base’ of the recipe (below) is from the Cookbook ‘The Joy of Cooking‘ ~ shown below, a favorite cookbook for sure.
BBQ Sauce
Ingredients
- 18 cups ketchup (use your favorite brand)
- 1 cup vinegar
- 7 cups brown sugar (for the sweetness)
- 2 tbsp salt
- 4 tsp pepper
- 1 tbsp chili powder (or to your taste)
- 1/2 cup hickory smoke (or to your taste)
- 1 cup worestershire sauce
- 1 cup mustard (I used honey mustard)
- 2 tbsp garlic powder (or to your taste)
- 3 tbsp onion powder (or to your taste)
Instructions
- Mix the garlic powder and onion powder with the mustard and set aside for a moment. (keeps the sauce from becoming lumpy.)
- Pour and Mix all ingredients, including the mustard blend, into a very large stock pot and boil for 15 minutes on low heat, stirring occasionally.
- Place into clean 8oz canning jars. Jar with your favorite jarring method. label jar with date for keeping.
- a simple assembly of basic ingredients to impress your guests…..giftable too! Enjoy!
yes, a simple assembly of basic ingredients….for dipping or cooking, sure to impress your family and guests. Makes for a great gift! ~ Enjoy!
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My idea of a good quick hamburger-bbq sandwich was simply chili sauce and ground hamburger ~ well, until I tried this Sloppy Joe Recipe…..from ‘The Joy of Cooking‘ Cookbook.
The last ingredient is homemade BBQ sauce ~ it’s a good thing I made 24 8oz jars!
a simply delicious recipe, served alongside Jerry’s Grams Rotini Salad (found here). Yum!
Sloppy Joe BBQ Sandwich
Ingredients
- 2 tbsp butter
- 1 medium onion, chopped
- 2 lbs hamburger
- 2 tbsp brown sugar
- 2 tbsp flour (don't omit, it thickens the sauce)
- 2 tbsp mustard
- 1 1/2 tbsp worcestershire sauce
- 1 tbsp salt
- 1/2 tsp pepper
- 1/2 cup ketchup
- 1/2 cup bbq sauce (how about your own!)
Instructions
- Melt butter and saute onions until soft, then add hamburger until brown in a large fry pan.
- Add sugar and flour, stirring well. Add remaining ingredients. Simmer 30 minutes.
- Serve on your favorite rolls.
