Mississippi Sweet and Sour Barbeque Sauce

Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 60 min
Servings: 16
Yield: 16 servings

Description

Use this potent Mississippi sweet-and-sour barbecue sauce on chicken, shrimp, or pork. With a couple of ingredient changes, turn it into a barbecue dip.

Ingredients

1 cup ketchup
3/4 cup brown sugar
1 (5 1/2 ounce) can tomato paste
1/2 cup apple cider vinegar
1/4 cup dark corn syrup
2 fluid ounces pineapple juice
1 fluid ounce bourbon whiskey
2 tablespoons water
2 tablespoons minced white onion
2 teaspoons lemon juice
1 1/2 teaspoons mustard powder
1 teaspoon hot pepper sauce (such as Tabasco®)
1 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce
1 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon ground black pepper
1 teaspoon onion powder
1 teaspoon garlic powder
1/8 teaspoon ground allspice
1 pinch Chinese five-spice powder
1 pinch celery salt

Directions

1 Combine ketchup, brown sugar, tomato paste, vinegar, corn syrup, pineapple juice, bourbon, water, onion, lemon juice, mustard powder, hot sauce, Worcestershire sauce, salt, black pepper, onion powder, garlic powder, allspice, Chinese five-spice powder, and celery salt in a saucepan over medium heat; bring to a boil. Reduce heat to low; simmer until flavors have blended and sauce is slightly reduced, about 1 hour.