Big, Bold, and Spicy Texas Barbecue Sauce

Everything's bigger in Texas, including the flavor of our spicy Texas barbecue sauce, traditionally used with beef.

Ingredients

• 1.5 cups ketchup
• 0.5 cup cider vinegar
• 0.5 cup sugar
• 0.5 cup water
• 2 tablespoons ​ Worcestershire sauce
• 1 tablespoon chili powder
• 1 teaspoon cumin
• 0.5 teaspoon cayenne (or to taste)

Steps

1. Gather the ingredients.
2. Whisk together the ketchup, vinegar, sugar, water, Worcestershire sauce, chili powder, cumin and cayenne in a saucepan, bring to a low simmer.
3. Once sauce reaches a simmer, immediately turn off the heat. Let the sauce cool to room temperature. This can be used as a basting sauce toward the end of the cooking time of your meat or brushed on after barbecuing, with additional sauce served on the side.