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Southern-Style Homemade Chicken BBQ Sauce

3 tablespoons unsalted butter 1 large clove garlic, minced1 1/2 cups ketchup 1 cup cider vinegar 1 cup firmly packed dark brown sugar 5 tablespoons Worcestershire sauce 2 tablespoons dry mustard (I prefer Colman?s) 2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice 1 tablespoon peeled, grated fresh ginger 1 teaspoon kosher salt Zest from 1 lemon (can be the same used for juice)Add butter to a medium saucepan and place over medium heat. When butter melts and starts to bubble, add garlic and cook, stirring, for 1 minute or until fragrant.Stir in ketchup, vinegar, sugar, Worcestershire sauce, dry mustard, lemon juice, ginger, salt and lemon zest. As soon as the sauce starts to boil, reduce heat and simmer slowly for 15 minutes, stirring occasionally.Makes about 4 cups.Nutrition values per 2 tablespoons: 44 calories (24.9 percent from fat), 1.2 g fat (0.7 g saturated fat), 8.7 g carbohydrate, trace amount fiber, 0 protein, 3 mg cholesterol, 182 mg sodium.

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