Barbecue Sauce

also called bbq sauce · barbeque sauce · sweet sauce

The table

1/2 cup(minced)yellow onionsweat 6 mintoast 1 minsimmer 25 minseason
3 cloves(minced)garlic
2 Tbsunsalted butter
1 Tbssmoked paprika
1 tspdry mustard
1/2 tspblack pepper
1 1/2 cups(400 g)tomato ketchup
1/3 cup(80 mL)cider vinegar
1/3 cup(70 g)dark brown sugar
2 Tbsmolasses
1 TbsWorcestershire sauce
1 tspkosher salt
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What to lay out

Everything the recipe asks for, sitting under the step that eats it. Tick each one as you measure it.12 things to get out.

1sweat 6 min

2toast 1 min

goes in with what step 1 made

3simmer 25 min

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4season

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Cooking it

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The clock

Start to finish
at least 32 mintwo waits that overlap count once
Needs you
7 minof the steps that give a time

One of the 4 steps never says how long it takes, so both numbers are floors. 6 min of that is counted as needing you only because the step never said otherwise. The recipe itself says 45 min.

  1. sweat 6 min

    6 minneeds you(assumed)from the start

  2. toast 1 min

    1 minneeds you(read off the step)6 min in

  3. simmer 25 min

    25 minwalk away(read off the step)7 min in

  4. season

    not timed32 min in

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>> title: Barbecue Sauce
>> category: Sauces & Gravies
>> tags: tomato, smoky, grill, pork, stovetop
>> counters: Smokehouse
>> aka: bbq sauce, barbeque sauce, sweet sauce
>> pairs-with: memphis-dry-rub
>> servings: 12
>> time: 45 min
>> step.1: sweat 6 min
>> step.2: toast 1 min
>> step.3: simmer 25 min
>> step.4: season

Sweat @yellow onion{1/2%cup}(minced) and @garlic{3%cloves}(minced) in @unsalted butter{2%Tbs} over medium heat for ~{6%min}.

Toast @smoked paprika{1%Tbs}, @dry mustard{1%tsp}, and @black pepper{1/2%tsp} in @&(~1)aromatics{} for ~{1%min}.

Simmer @&(~1)spice base{} with @tomato ketchup{1 1/2%cups}(400 g), @cider vinegar{1/3%cup}(80 mL), @dark brown sugar{1/3%cup}(70 g), @molasses{2%Tbs}, and @Worcestershire sauce{1%Tbs} for ~{25%min}.

Season @&(~1)sauce{} with @kosher salt{1%tsp}.