Drew's Special Rib Sauce

Total Time: 30 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• 1/4 cup molasses
• 1 cup catsup
• 6 tablespoons vinegar
• 3/4 cup dark brown sugar
• 4 teaspoons liquid smoke
• 1/4 teaspoon onion powder or 1/4 teaspoon onion powder
• 1 1/8 teaspoons chili powder
• 1/2 teaspoon dry mustard
• 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder or 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder (not garlic salt)
• 1 tablespoon cornstarch
• 1 tablespoon water

Recipe

• 1 mix cornstarch and water together to make a slurry.
• 2 set aside.
• 3 mix remaining dry ingredients together.
• 4 place in saucepan.
• 5 mix remaining wet ingredients together.
• 6 pour half of wet ingredients into dry ingredients, stirring to mix well.
• 7 add remaining half of wet ingredients, stir to mix well, and simmer mixture, uncovered, for about 10-20 minutes to thicken sauce a bit.
• 8 while mixture is gently boiling, pour in slurry while stirring.
• 9 return mixture to a slow boil and cook until sauce thickens a little.
• 10 sauce should be thick enough to cling to ribs, yet pourable.
• 11 cool sauce and store in air-tight glass or plastic container.
• 12 refrigerated it keeps indefinitely.
• 13 double or triple the recipe, as you'll find lots of uses for this luscious sauce.