Recipe: Barbecue Sauce (canning recipe)

Barbecue Sauce

1 gallon diced tomatoes
3 stalks celery, minced
3 green peppers, minced
1/2 tsp black pepper
1 jalapeno chili, minced
1 serrano chili, minced
1 cup packed brown sugar
2 cups white sugar
1/2 tsp minced garlic
1 tsp dry mustard
1 TBSP paprika
1 TBSP salt
1/8 tsp cayenne pepper
1 cup vinegar, clear
2 TBSP liquid smoke

Combine all ingredients in large pot. Cook until vegetables are all cooked up stirring occasionally to prevent scorching. Cook until the consistency of catsup. It could take 1-1/2 hours or more. Be sure and use low heat. Its easier to keep from sticking this way.

Ladle into hot sterilized jars with 1/4 inch headroom.

Process 1/2 pints and pints 20 minutes in boiling water bath.

Yield is about 8 half pints or 4 pints. Approx.