Texas Pit Barbecue Sauce (jfph78b)

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Title: TEXAS PIT BARBECUE SAUCE (JFPH78B)
Categories: Sauces, Tex-mex, Bar-b-q
Yield: 8 servings

1 Medium onion; chopped
1 Clove garlic; minced
2 tb Butter/margarine
1/2 c Ketchup
1/4 c Water
2 tb Vinegar
1 tb Light brown sugar
1 ts Prepared mustard
1/2 ts Hot pepper sauce, (opt)
1 Lemon or orange, (opt);
Sliced
Salt and pepper to taste

Cook the onion and garlic in butter in a medium
saucepan until tender. Add ketchup, water, vinegar,
brown sugar, mustard, salt, pepper and hot pepper
sauce. Bring to a boil. Remove from the heat and let
stand for the flavors to mingle. At this point, a
sliced lemon or orange can be added, or a bit of the
juice of either. With this recipe, true Texans usually
add their own SECRET INGREDIENTS which can include
beer, wine, bourbon, bay leaves, chili powder,
tomatoes, vegetable oil or fat.

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