Backyard Bbq Sauce

Total Time: 40 mins Cook Time: 40 mins

Ingredients

• 1 tablespoon vegetable oil
• 1 medium yellow onion, chopped as finely as you can
• 4 garlic cloves, minced
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon red pepper flakes
• 28 ounces crushed tomatoes
• 1/3 cup molasses
• 1/3 cup vinegar
• 2 tablespoons sugar
• 1 tablespoon prepared yellow mustard
• 2 teaspoons liquid smoke

Recipe

• 1 preheat a saucepan over medium heat. place the onions in the pan and saute in oil until browned (about 7 min). add the garlic and saute for another minute. add all the other ingredients except the mustard and liquid smoke, and cook for at least 30 minutes and up to 1 hour, uncovered, stirring occasionally.
• 2 lower the heat if the sauce begins to splatter everywhere. add the mustard and liquid smoke and taste for sweetness/sourness. adjust the flavors if you think it's necessary, and cook for 5 more minutes. if you like a smooth bbq sauce then puree it, but thats not entirely necessary.