Dress Then Impress

Step up your "game" this summer with homemade Big Sky BBQ sauce. 

As the season progresses, it gets harder and harder for grillmasters to excite their peers at the barbeque. Been there, ate that. What’s left to try? Level up this summer by making your own barbecue sauce. Nothing says cool like busting out your new secret recipe and pairing it with the choice-cut meats you've been holding onto from the last hunting season.

Ingredients
From the Spice & Tea Exchange (included in the Big Sky BBQ spice packet):

1 tsp. dark chili powder
1/2 tsp. ground cumin
1/4 tsp. granulated maple syrup
1½ tsp. smoked sweet paprika
3/4 tsp. yellow ground mustard
3/4 tsp. Chardonnay Oak Smoked Sea Salt
1/2 tsp. Aji Amarillo Pepper Powder
1/4 tsp. Ancho Pepper Powder
1/4 tsp Vik’s Garlic Fix Spice Blend 

From the grocer:

29 oz. tomato sauce
1/2 cup packed light brown sugar
1/8 cup molasses

Directions
Add ingredients together in a saucepan and stir well. Simmer for 15 minutes while stirring often. Remove from heat to cool. Halfway through grilling, brush sauce on meat as desired. Best enjoyed with two fingers of bourbon and an epic hunting tale.

Karen Marshall owns the Spice & Tea Exchange in Bozeman.