Homemade BBQ Sauce

Ingredients

• 8 oz. tomato sauce ($0.56*)
• 2 Tbsp tomato paste ($0.18)
• 2 Tbsp apple cider vinegar ($0.07)
• 2 Tbsp brown sugar ($0.06)
• 2 Tbsp molasses ($0.36**)
• 1/2 Tbsp Dijon mustard ($0.02)
• 1 tsp Worcestershire sauce ($0.02)
• 1 tsp smoked paprika ($0.10)
• 1/4 tsp garlic powder ($0.02)
• 1/4 tsp onion powder ($0.02)
• 1/8 tsp cayenne pepper ($0.01***)
• black pepper (freshly cracked, (about 10 cranks of a pepper mill) $0.02)
• salt (to taste, $0.02)

Steps

1. 1

   Combine all of the ingredients except the salt in a small sauce pan. Stir and heat over medium heat, allowing it to come up to a slight simmer.

2. 2

   Let the sauce cook and simmer lightly, stirring often, for five minutes. Taste the sauce and add salt if needed (I did not add any).