North Carolina BBQ Sauce

Makes 1 Cup
This sauce can be made up to 2 weeks ahead. Cool to room temperature, transfer to a container with a tight-fitting lid, and store in the refrigerator.

INGREDIENTS

  • 8 tablespoons butter
  • 1 tablespoon tomato paste
  • 2 tablespoons light-brown sugar
  • 1 teaspoon coarse salt
  • 1/4 teaspoon ground black pepper
  • 1 teaspoon ground cayenne pepper
  • 1/2 cup apple cider vinegar
  • 2 tablespoons lemon juice
  • 1 teaspoon hot sauce, such as Tabasco

DIRECTIONS

  1. Melt butter in a saucepan over medium heat.
  2. Add tomato paste, brown sugar, salt, pepper, cayenne, and vinegar to pot, raise heat, and boil, whisking constantly, until sugar and salt dissolve, 1 minute.
  3. Remove from heat; whisk in lemon juice and hot sauce. Serve warm.
cook's note
This BBQ sauce can be made up to two weeks ahead. Cool to room temperature, transfer to a container with a tight-fitting lid, and store in the refrigerator.
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