How Do You Make A Kansas City Sweet And Tangy BBQ Sauce?
Kansas City Style Barbeque Sauce is known for it’s sweetness. It is usually ketchup based, relatively thin, and applied to a variety of meats very generously. It has a characteristically sticky, tomato based (ketchupy) flavor. It is much sweeter than a sauce native to the south. If you like a good, thick, sweet sauce on your ribs, pulled pork, or brisket then a Kansas City version is a sure thing. Kansas City Style Barbeque Rib Rub What makes Kansas City Style Barbeque unique is the sweet flavor. A principle ingredient therefore must be sugar. This regional style is definitely enhanced by the sauce which is much sweeter than the hot and spicy sauce of the Southwest or the vinegar based sauces of the Northeast. Regardless of what regional variety of ribs I’m cooking, I will always start off with a good rub. Rubbing the seasonings into the meat and letting them sit overnight definitely enhances the flavor. Here is a sweet, KC style rib rub but remember, taste it as you go and don’t be af
