Homemade Barbecue Sauce

Perfect for Barbecued Pork, hamburgers, dipping chicken..whatever you like with BBQ sauce!  Easy to make, easy to adapt to meet your dietary needs.

Ingredients:

2 cups ketchup (I use a brand with no HFCS.  Some of you can't do onion, so you may use tomato paste and alter the other seasonings)

1 cup water

1/2 cup apple cider vinegar

8 TBS brown sugar

1/2 tablespoon molasses

1 teaspoon pepper

1/2 teaspoon onion powder

1/2 teaspoon mustard powder

1 tablespoon lemon juice

1 tablespoon worchestershire sauce

1/2 teaspoon barbecue seasoning (or a little liquid smoke, if you have that instead)

Mix together well and simmer for a couple of hours.  Or just use right away.  Whatever.  It will thicken if you simmer it for a while, concentrating the flavor a bit.  You will also lose a little volume.  Taste as you go to get the flavor that you prefer.  Feel free to use honey, or other sweeteners.