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Here’s a first for me – homemade BBQ sauce! Apple cider BBQ sauce, no less – because when has adding cider to anything ever been a bad thing? (answer: never. It has never been a bad thing.)
I’d never made my own BBQ sauce before – making homemade condiments sounds like quite a lot of work, and as far as I’m concerned, a lot of work < buying a bottle from a shop.
Buuut, it turns out it’s really, really easy to make your own BBQ sauce! Just add your ingredients to a pan, and simmer for a while until the sauce is nice and thick… and that’s it! That’s all there is to it. You don’t even need to give it much attention as it bubbles away, just let it do its thing and stop interfering.
As you can imagine, apple cider BBQ sauce…
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