Kansas City Rib Sauce

[Valerie]

One more barbecue sauce to add to the pile. I made this last night and it was really good! It's a thick red sauce, with some sweet and some heat.

2 cloves garlic, minced
3 Tablespoons olive oil

Heat oil on medium heat. Let garlic heat in it until just starting to brown.

1 Cup ketchup
1/4 Cup water
1/4 Cup vinegar
1/4 Cup brown sugar
2 Tablespoons paprika
1 Tablespoon chili powder
1 Teaspoon cayenne pepper

Add remaining ingredients to garlic and oil and let simmer for about 15 minutes, or until thickened. Adjust heat by adjusting cayenne pepper.
* I used 1/8 teaspoon of cayenne and it was plenty spicy for us.

[Valerie]

Oh, I just whipped up a batch of this using Gayle's ketchup for the base. OMG, it's even better than when made from store ketchup! Tasty!

Oh yeah, I was out of fresh garlic, so I used 1/2 teaspoon of garlic powder instead and left out the olive oil.