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Memphis Barbecue Sauce

Cooking Light

Photo: Randy Mayor; Styling: Leigh Ann Ross

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As the center of Southern barbecue, Memphis offers sauces that occupy the middle ground between other styles. These blends provide moderate amounts of sweet, heat, and tang, which add up to a lot of flavor.

This recipe goes with Memphis Pork and Coleslaw Sandwich

Yield: 2 cups (serving size: 2 tablespoons)

Ingredients

  • 1  cup  ketchup
  • 3/4  cup  white vinegar
  • 2  tablespoons  brown sugar
  • 1  tablespoon  onion powder
  • 2  tablespoons  Worcestershire sauce
  • 2  tablespoons  prepared mustard
  • 1/2  teaspoon  freshly ground black pepper
  • 1/4  teaspoon  salt
  • 1/8  teaspoon  ground red pepper

Preparation

Combine all ingredients in a medium saucepan; bring to a simmer. Cook 5 minutes; serve warm.

Nutritional Information

Calories:
25 (4% from fat)
Fat:
0.1g (sat 0.0g,mono 0.1g,poly 0.0g)
Protein:
0.4g
Carbohydrate:
6.4g
Fiber:
0.2g
Cholesterol:
0.0mg
Iron:
0.3mg
Sodium:
247mg
Calcium:
10mg
Bill and Cheryl Jamison, Cooking Light, JULY 2007