- 4 cups tomato sauce
- 1 cup cider vinegar
- 1 cup Coca Cola, or other cola
- ¼ cup steak sauce (such as A1)
- ¼ cup yellow mustard
- ¼ cup fresh lemon Juice
- 3 tablespoons molasses
- 3 tablespoons soy sauce
- 3 tablespoons Worcestershire sauce
- 1 teaspoon Tabasco sauce
- ½ teaspoon liquid smoke
- ½ cup (packed) dark brown sugar
- 1 to 2 tablespoons Basic Barbecue Rub (John uses a rub he manufactures called “W’ham”)
- 1 tablespoon pure chili powder (not a blend)
- 1 tablespoon freshly ground black pepper
- 1 tablespoon mustard powder
- 2 teaspoons garlic salt
- Combine all the wet fixin’s in a large, heavy, nonreactive saucepan and slowly bring to a boil, uncovered, over medium heat.
- Meanwhile, combine the dry fixin’s in a bowl and mix with your fingers.
- Reduce the heat and stir the dry fixin’s into the sauce mixture. Gently simmer the sauce until thick, concentrated, and richly flavored, about 30 minutes. Use right away or transfer to jars, cover, cool to room temperature, and refrigerate. The sauce will keep for several weeks.