SWEET BABY RAYS BARBECUE SAUCE

SWEET BABY RAYS BARBECUE SAUCE  - We love thick and sweet barbecue sauce, and our favorite (for years) has been Sweet Baby Ray's brand.  Recently, I did an panic-internet search for something similar to SBR barbecue sauce because I had one of those "I forgot my grocery list on the kitchen counter again" days at the market and dinner was planned around grilling.

Well, I found this recipe on a ton of web sites, all crediting www.halfbakedharvest.com, so I thought I would give it a try and we were thrilled with the results.  I hope you like it too.



Bacon wrapped Shrimp coated with

BBQ Sauce and Baked

• 1  1/4 cups regular ketchup
• 1  cup dark brown sugar (gives much better flavor than light brown)
• 1/4  cup molasses
• 1/4  cup pineapple juice
• 2  teaspoons hickory liquid smoke
• 2  1/2 teaspoons ground dry mustard
• 2 teaspoons paprika
• 1/2  teaspoon garlic powder (not salt)
• pinch of cayenne pepper
• 1  1/2 teaspoons kosher salt (not fine table salt)
• 1 teaspoon black pepper

Put everything into a saucepan and whisk it together. Bring to a boil, then reduce heat to slow simmer and simmer 5 to 15 minutes, depending on how thick you want it to be.

You can use this immediately or store in fridge for a week or so or portion it out and freeze it for future use. 

NOTE: If you don't have kosher salt, you can use regular table salt, just use LESS, since kosher salt and table salt measure very differently.