Recipe: Don's Finest Barbecue Sauce

DON'S FINEST BARBECUE SAUCE

1/3 cup packed brown sugar
1 Tablespoon cornstarch
1 teaspoon chili powder
1 (8-ounce) can tomato sauce
1/2 cup vinegar
1/2 cup catsup
1/2 cup dark corn syrup
1/2 cup water
1/4 cup orange liqueur or orange juice

In a medium saucepan stir together the packed brown sugar, cornstarch and chili powder.

Stir the tomato sauce, vinegar, catsup and dark corn syrup into the brown sugar mixture in the saucepan. Add water. Bring the mixture to boiling. Reduce the heat to low and simmer, uncovered, for 30 minutes, stirring occasionally.

Stir the orange liqueur or orange juice into the tomato sauce mixture. Return the mixture to boiling. Reduce the heat. Simmer the sauce, uncovered, for 5 minutes more.

Baste the barbecue sauce over your favorite meat or poultry about the last quarter of the grilling or broiling time. Heat through any additional sauce and pass it to spoon over each serving. Store any remaining barbecue sauce, covered, in the refrigerator.

Makes about 3 cups