Root Beer Barbecue Sauce

Once again a recipe advertisement in a food magazine caught my eye. This Root Beer BBQ Sauce was really different, we could taste both the root beer and the citrus. It's also more on the tangy rather than sweet side, easily adjusted with more brown sugar if your crew likes things sweeter. And it calls for... no heat. No hot sauce, chipotle, jalapenos... nothing spicy at all. If you're having a BBQ Sauce tasting party this summer (which is a really fun idea BTW:@), I think you'd be happy adding a root beer sauce to the list of things to try.

We added the sauce to pulled pork sandwiches, a very good choice!

Root Beer Barbecue Sauce-from Lea & Perrins ad in June 2016 Food Network Magazine
12 oz root beer
1/2 C ketchup
1/4 C lemon juice
1/4 C orange juice
2 Tblsp barbecue sauce-I used original Sweet Baby Ray's 
2 Tblsp brown sugar
2 Tblsp Worcestershire sauce
1 Tblsp molasses
1/2 tsp ground ginger
~Mix everything in sauce pan, simmer until thick, about 45 minutes. I did let mine cook for about an hour and a half, I wanted it to really stick to the meat.

Try something new and have a happy day:@)

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