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Barbecue Sauce

You can always buy barbecue sauce that's to your taste-there are so many kinds on the market now-but this is the one I've come up with over the years, and it's what we use when we make our barbecued St. Louis spareribs at Sweetie Pie's.

Recipe information

  • Yield

    Makes 1 1/2 quarts (enough for 2 racks of ribs)

Ingredients

2 cups tomato sauce or ketchup
1 cup Italian-style salad dressing
1/2 5-ounce bottle Tabasco sauce
1/2 10-ounce bottle steak sauce
1/2 10-ounce bottle Worcestershire sauce
1/2 cup vegetable oil
1 cup sugar
1/4 cup maple syrup
Salt and pepper

Preparation

  1. In a large bowl, combine all the ingredients and whisk well. Use on Sweetie Pie's Tender Oven-Baked St. Louis-Style BBQ Ribs or on any barbecued meat dish.

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