Recipe: Mahogany Barbecue Sauce (cocoa powder and molasses, HOME TV Show newsletter, 1990)

MAHOGANY BARBECUE SAUCE

"HOME asked viewers to send in their favorite and best barbecue sauce recipe. Elaine Franczek from Knoxville, Tennessee, won handily with her Mahogany Barbecue Sauce with two secret ingredients - cocoa and cinnamon. We get so many requests for the sauce that it's time you had it again."

1/2 cup chopped onion
1/3 cup chopped green bell pepper
1/3 cup chopped celery
3 tbsp. oil
1 tbsp. garlic powder
1 tbsp. chili powder
1 tbsp. unsweetened cocoa powder
1 tsp. salt
1 tsp. ground black pepper
1 tsp. ground cinnamon
1 cup ketchup
1/2 cup cider vinegar
1/3 cup brown sugar, packed
1/3 cup molasses
1/2 cup water
1 tbsp. horseradish
1 tsp. Tabasco sauce

Saute onions, green peppers, and celery in oil.

Stir in garlic powder, chili powder, cocoa powder, salt, black pepper, and cinnamon. Add ketchup, cider vinegar, brown sugar, molasses, 1/2 cup water, horseradish, and Tabasco sauce. Simmer 20-30 minutes to desired thickness.

Makes 2 1/2 cups
Source: HOME (ABC TV Show) Newsletter, Issue #125, Week of May 28, 1990