Barbecue Sauce

also called bbq sauce · barbeque sauce · sweet sauce

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The table

Barbecue Sauce: ingredients down the left, what to do with them across. Tap any cell to cross it off.
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

goes in with what step 2 made

4season

goes in with what step 3 made

Cooking it

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The clock

Start to finish
at least 32 min1 of 4 steps gives no time
Needs you
about 7 min
  1. sweat 6 min

    6 minneeds you(we think)from the start

  2. toast 1 min

    1 minneeds you(we think)6 min in

  3. simmer 25 min

    25 minwalk away(we think)7 min in

  4. season

    not timed32 min in

Goes with

See how it is written
>> 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: sweat 6 min
Sweat @yellow onion{1/2%cup}(minced) and @garlic{3%cloves}(minced) in @unsalted butter{2%Tbs} over medium heat for ~{6%min}.

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

>> step: simmer 25 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}.

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