Ribs and Sauce

Here are our favorite barbecue sauces for use on chicken, ribs, and pork chops. The Honey Barbecue Sauce has a kick to it and it adds a wonderful glaze to the meat. It has a kick to it and Moo (girl, 13) and Bob (boy, 4) don't enjoy it too much but Bug (boy, 15) sure did love it. Moo and Bob Yo Phat prefer the Copycat Bull's Eye sauce. I like them both but the Bull's Eye is more versatile. We like to use it on canned chicken [canned at a cannery by me, my lovely sister (Cooking W.), and mother (Clutter W.)]. Long story short, W stands for Whore but in a nice family loving way (FYI -- I am Crazy W.).

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Honey Barbecue Sauce
from Sparky
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1/3 cup tomato paste
1/4 cup apple cider vinegar
1/4 cup honey
1/2 teaspoon chipotle hot sauce
1 tsp liquid smoke
1 tsp dried mustard
2 Tbsp Secret Rib Rub

Combine all ingredients in a saucepan. Simmer for 10 to 15 minutes. Store in a sealed container in the refrigerator.

Secret Rib Rub
1/4 cup brown sugar
3 Tbsp kosher salt
1 Tbsp black pepper
1 Tbsp garlic powder
1 tsp thyme
1 tsp chili powder
1 tsp cayenne pepper
1/2 tsp onion powder
1/2 tsp coriander

Mix all the ingredients together and store in an air tight container until needed. Before grilling rub the meat (whether it be chicken, ribs, or pork chops) with the rub.

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Barbecue Sauce (Copycat Bull's Eye)
from Top Secret Recipes
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1 cup ketchup*
6 Tbsp Worcestershire sauce
4 Tbsp butter
3 Tbsp distilled white vinegar
1 Tbsp yellow mustard
3 Tbsp finely minced yellow onion**
4 tsp hickory flavor liquid smoke
1/4 tsp Tabasco sauce
1/2 cup brown sugar
1 Tbsp granulated white sugar
1 tsp table salt

Combine all ingredients in a 2-quart sauce pan. Mix well. Simmer over very low heat for about 15-minutes, stirring occasionally. Store refrigerated in a sealed container. You can even refill an old barbecue sauce bottle. The sauce will be thin. It thickens after refrigeration.

*I make my own ketchup (a Heinz copycat), recipe to follow in the next couple days.
**I use dried minced onions. I rehydrate them prior to adding them to the sauce (1 part minced to 1 part water).

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Enjoy and as usual if you need any help or have any questions, please let me know.