Texas pit barbecue sauce (jfph78b)

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       Title: TEXAS PIT BARBECUE SAUCE (JFPH78B)
  Categories: Sauces, Tex-mex, Bar-b-q
       Yield: 8 servings
  
       1    Medium onion; chopped
       1    Clove garlic; minced
       2 tb Butter/margarine
     1/2 c  Ketchup
     1/4 c  Water
       2 tb Vinegar
       1 tb Light brown sugar
       1 ts Prepared mustard
     1/2 ts Hot pepper sauce, (opt)
       1    Lemon or orange, (opt);
            Sliced
            Salt and pepper to taste
  
   Cook the onion and garlic in butter in a medium
   saucepan until tender. Add ketchup, water, vinegar,
   brown sugar, mustard, salt, pepper and hot pepper
   sauce. Bring to a boil. Remove from the heat and let
   stand for the flavors to mingle. At this point, a
   sliced lemon or orange can be added, or a bit of the
   juice of either. With this recipe, true Texans usually
   add their own SECRET INGREDIENTS which can include
   beer, wine, bourbon, bay leaves, chili powder,
   tomatoes, vegetable oil or fat.
  
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