Ingredients
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1 (12 ounce) can tomato paste
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1 (10 1/2 ounce) can beef broth
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1/2 cup molasses
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1/4 cup apple cider vinegar
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1/4 cup prepared mustard
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1 tablespoon liquid smoke
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1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce
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1 tablespoon soy sauce
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2 tablespoons sugar
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2 teaspoons garlic powder
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1 teaspoon thyme
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1 teaspoon sage
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1 teaspoon salt
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1/2 teaspoon black pepper
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2 teaspoons chili powder
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1 teaspoon paprika
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1 teaspoon parsley
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1 teaspoon seasoning salt
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1 bay leaf
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2 tablespoons dried onion, minced
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1/2 teaspoon ground red pepper
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1 beef bouillon cube
Instructions
- Place all ingredients in a pot in order of list, stir with a whisk to blend, bring to a simmer and simmer very slowly for about an hour to an hour and a half. Watch carefully and stir so not to scorch the bottom. A slow cooker is perfect. I suggest serving warm, it is a thick sauce.
- You can taste this at any time but before making adjustments I recommend simmering for an hour before making adjustments to allow all the flavors to blend, you will not get the true finished flavor after just 5 minutes.
- If it is not sweet enough add more sugar, for thinner sauce add more broth, beer or water. Don't want little chunks of onion then sub a teaspoon or so of onion powder.
- This recipe can easily be doubled, tripled, etc. for bigger batches, I quadrupled it for the BBQ stand.
- This stores nicely in the refridgerator.