Big Al's K.C. Bar-B-Q Sauce

Name: Big Al's K.C. Bar-B-Q Sauce
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 35 min
Yield: 48 servings
Cuisine: Soul Food, Southern Recipes, American
Ingredients: 1 tsp Black Pepper; 1.25 cups Brown Sugar; 2 tbsp Butter; 0.5 tsp Cayenne Pepper; 0.5 tsp Celery Seed; 0.25 tsp Chili Powder; 0.5 tsp Garlic Powder; 0.25 tsp Ground Cinnamon; 2 cups Ketchup; 4 tsp Liquid Smoke; 0.5 cup Molasses; 0.5 tsp Onion Powder; 1 tsp Paprika; 1.25 cups Red Wine Vinegar; 1 tsp Salt; 2 cups Tomato Sauce

Side Dish 🥗 Soul Food 🇺🇸Southern Recipes 🇺🇸American Low-Carb Low-Sodium Heart-Healthy ❤️Gluten-Free Vegetarian 🥦Plant-Based 🌻Kosher ✡️Pescatarian 🐟

Big Al's K.C. Bar-B-Q Sauce delivers a bold Kansas City profile: sweet from brown sugar and molasses, balanced by tangy red wine vinegar, and rounded out with hickory smoke and warm spices. It’s glossy, thick, and gently fiery, ideal for brushing on ribs, chicken, or brisket during cookouts or as a table sauce for dipping.

Prep15 mins
Cook20 mins
Serves48
DifficultyEasy

1

Gather the ingredients.
2

In a large saucepan over medium heat, combine the ketchup, tomato sauce, brown sugar, wine vinegar, molasses, butter, and liquid smoke. Season with the salt, black pepper, paprika, garlic powder, onion powder, celery seed, cayenne, chili powder, and cinnamon.
3

Reduce the heat to low and simmer for up to 20 minutes.
4

For a thicker sauce, simmer longer, and for a thinner sauce, simmer for less time.
5

If needed, thin the sauce with a little water.
6

Enjoy!