Make this Straight-From-the-Restaurant Dinosaur Bar-B-Que Mutha Sauce Recipe at home. This is a delicious sauce on it’s own, but, as the name implies, it is also the base all Dinosaur Bar-B-Que sauces and a good starting point for your own sauce-creating experiments.

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Dinosaur Bar-B-Que Mutha Sauce

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Dinosaur Bar-B-Que Mutha Sauce

Make this Straight-From-the-Restaurant Dinosaur Bar-B-Que Mutha Sauce Recipe at home. This is a delicious sauce on it's own, but, as the name implies, it is also the base all Dinosaur Bar-B-Que sauces and a good starting point for your own sauce-creating experiments.

Prep Time45 minutes mins

Active Time25 minutes mins

Total Time1 hour hr 10 minutes mins

Course: BBQ Sauce, Sauce

Cuisine: American, BBQ

Keyword: Dinosaur Bar-B-Que

Yield: 6 Cups

Ingredients

• 1/4 cup Vegetable Oil
• 1 cup minced Onion
• 1/2 cup minced Green Pepper
• 1 Jalapeño Pepper seeded and minced
• 1 pinch Kosher Salt
• 1 pinch freshly ground Black Pepper to taste
• 2 tablespoons minced Garlic
• One 28-ounce can Tomato Sauce
• 2 cups Heinz Ketchup preferably, or other Ketchup, of choice
• 1 cup Water
• 3/4 cup Worcestershire Sauce
• 1/2 cup Cider Vinegar
• 1/4 cup freshly squeezed Lemon Juice
• 1/4 cup Molasses
• 1/4 cup Cayenne Pepper Sauce
• 1/4 cup Spicy Brown Mustard
• 3/4 cup Dark Brown Sugar packed
• 1 tablespoon Chili Powder
• 2 teaspoons fresh coarsely ground Black Pepper
• 1/2 teaspoon Ground Allspice
• 1 tablespoon Liquid Smoke optional

Instructions

• Pour the oil into a large saucepan. Place over medium-high heat.
• When oil is hot and shimmering, add onion, green pepper and jalapeño. Stir to mix.
• Add a pinch of salt and pepper. Cook until vegetables are soft and onions are golden.
• Add garlic. Cook for 1 minute more.
• Add all remaining ingredients, except Liquid Smoke.
• Bring to a boil. Then lower heat until sauce simmers. Simmer for 10 minutes.
• Turn off heat. Add Liquid Smoke.
• Store in a tightly sealed container, in the refrigerator, until ready to use.

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