CENTRAL TEXAS BARBECUE SAUCE

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Loosely based on the sauce served at Cooper's Old Time Pit Bar-B-Que, Llano, TX. For brisket or cabrito (roast goat). Steven Raichlen

Provided by ratherbeswimmin

Categories     Sauces

Time 1h

Yield 1 cup

Number Of Ingredients 8

1 cup meat drippings or 1 cup chicken stock
1 cup ketchup
1/2 cup cider vinegar
2 tablespoons rendered bacon fat or 2 tablespoons lard
1 -2 tablespoon hot sauce, your favorite
1 teaspoon liquid smoke
coarse salt
fresh ground black pepper

Steps:

  • Combine the meat drippings, ketchup, vinegar, bacon fat, hot sauce, and liquid smoke with ½ cup water in a large pot.
  • Slowly bring to a boil over medium heat; decrease heat to med-low and let the sauce simmer gently until richly flavored and slightly reduced, about 30 minutes, stirring occasionally to prevent scorching.
  • Taste for seasoning, adding salt and pepper to taste.
  • Let cool to room temperature, then refrigerate, covered, until serving; will keep for 3 days.
  • Bring to room temperature or warm before using.
  • Variation-to approximate the flavor that comes from pit smoking, there is liquid smoke in the recipe; as an alternative, you can put the pot in your smoker and cook it for several hours in the presence of hickory smoke.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 259.4, Fat 0.8, SaturatedFat 0.1, Sodium 3052.2, Carbohydrate 61.7, Fiber 0.8, Sugar 55.3, Protein 4.2

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