Texas Barbecue Sauce

• 1/2 cube butter
• 2 onions, finely chopped
• 2 or 3 garlic cloves, minced
• 1 stalk celery, minced
• 1 small green pepper, minced
• 1 (28 oz.) can stewed tomatoes
• 1 (12 oz.) can tomato paste
• 1 Tbsp. salt
• 1 Tbsp. dry mustard
• 1 or 2 bay leaves
• 1/2 c. cider vinegar
• 1/2 c. dark molasses
• 1 Tbsp. Tabasco sauce
• 1 Tbsp. liquid smoke
• juice from 1 lemon

1. Melt
2. butter in a
3. heavy
4. pot
5. over
6. medium
7. heat.
8. Add onion, garlic, celery and pepper.
9. Cook until limp and tender, but not brown.
10. Add
11. all
12. remaining ingredients and bring to a boil. Reduce heat and
13. cover;
14. simmer
15. for
16. 1
17. hour, stirring occasionally.
18. Remove from heat and allow to cool.
19. Remove bay leaves, then blend in blender, food processor or force through a sieve.
20. Keep refrigerated.

butter, onions, garlic, celery, green pepper, tomatoes, tomato paste, salt, mustard, bay leaves, cider vinegar, dark molasses, tabasco sauce, liquid smoke, lemon

Taken from www.cookbooks.com/Recipe-Details.aspx?id=617292 (may not work)