Grandma's Barbecue Sauce Recipe: BBQ Sauce So Good, She Wrote It Down Twice by Donna John

My grandpa could smoke a mean brisket and cooked amazing barbecued chickens. My grandma would whip up a quick barbecue sauce to slather on whatever he cooked. 

This easy barbecue sauce recipe – or BAR-B-Q sauce, according to her written recipe – has just a few ingredients and would simmer while she finished her cole slaw, potato salad and baked beans. She liked it so much it was in her recipe box twice.

The easy homemade barbecue sauce is made with vegetable oil, onion, garlic, tomato sauce, water, brown sugar and Worcestershire sauce. The simple ingredients are put into a saucepot and boiled for about 30 minutes. That's all she wrote on the recipe card. I would reduce the heat to low and cook, stirring often, 30 minutes. Gently simmer that sauce. 

What's your favorite barbecue sauce? Tell us in the comments section below. 

Cuisine: American
Prep Time: 5 minutes
Cook Time: 30 minutes
Total Time: 35 minutes
Servings: Makes about 2 1/2 cups

Ingredients

• 1/2 cup vegetable oil
• 1 small onion, chopped
• 2 cloves garlic, minced
• 2 cans (8 ounces each) tomato sauce
• 1 can water
• 2 tablespoons brown sugar
• 2 tablespoons Worcestershire sauce

Here's how to make it:

1. Mix together all ingredients in a saucepot. Bring to a boil. 
2. Cook 30 minutes.

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