Aunt Bess Barbecue Sauce
Here, as promised, the Southern recipe for "Aunt Bess's Barbecue Sauce" for the Gaby and other interested parties :-)
ingredients
- 1/2 cup of water (cup = normal coffee cup)
- 1/4 cup of apple cider vinegar
- 1/4 cup butter or margarine
- 2 tbsp sugar
- 2 tablespoons Worcester sauce
- 1 tbsp mustard
- 1 1/2 salt
- 1/2 teaspoon black pepper
- 1/4 tsp paprika powder
- 1 thick lemon slice (untreated)
- 1 thick slice of onion
- 1/2 cup ketchup
preparation
Bring all the ingredients to the ketchup in a medium saucepan with frequent stirring. Reduce heat and simmer for 20 minutes with lid halfway. Remove from heat, discard lemon and onion slices, stir in ketchup. Makes about 1 1/2 cups.
