Louisiana Sweet Barbecue Sauce

Name: Louisiana Sweet Barbecue Sauce
Yield: Serves 4 (Makes 2 to 2 1/2 cups)
Cuisine: Creole & Cajun, American
Ingredients: 4 tablespoons, unsalted butter; 1 , small onion, chopped; 2 medium cloves, garlic, minced; 1 teaspoon, paprika; 1 tablespoon, ground black pepper; 1 , medium lemon, juiced to yield 2 tablespoons juice; 1 teaspoon, dry mustard; 1/2 teaspoon, hot pepper sauce; 1/2 teaspoon, table salt; 1 tablespoon, brown sugar, firmly packed; 6 tablespoons, cider vinegar; 1/4 cup, molasses; 2 tablespoons, cream sherry; 1 , (15-ounce) can tomato sauce

Creole & Cajun
American
Grilling & Barbecue
Sauces
4th of July

Appears in Cook's Illustrated July/August 1994

Brush the sauce on after cooking—and reserve extra to pass at the table.

SERVES 4 (Makes 2 to 2 1/2 cups)

TIME 45 minutes

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