Food & Cooking Recipes Recipes by Region Southern Recipes Blue Ribbon Barbecue Sauce 5.0 (1) Add your rating & review By Martha Stewart Test Kitchen Martha Stewart Test Kitchen The recipes developed by our test kitchen team have undergone a rigorous process of development and testing, ensuring that every element is optimal, from ingredient amounts to method and cooking time. This process includes triple-testing recipes to ensure they meet our high standards. The many stellar cooks and food editors who have been part of our team include Sarah Carey, Lucinda Scala Quinn, Jennifer Aaronson, Shira Bocar, Anna Kovel, Greg Lofts, Riley Wofford, Lauren Tyrell, and Lindsay Leopold. Editorial Guidelines Updated on February 19, 2020 Print Rate It Share Share Tweet Pin Email Yield: 4 cups Use this sweet Blue Ribbon Barbecue Sauce to make a Barbecued Pork Sandwich from Bruce and Eric Bromberg's "Blue Ribbon Cookbook."Photo credit: Quentin Bacon Ingredients 3 cups ketchup 1 cup pure maple syrup ¾ cup light beer, such as a pale ale ½ cup honey ¼ cup cola 2 teaspoons Blue Ribbon Hot Sauce, or other prepared hot sauce 1 teaspoon cayenne pepper 1 serrano chile, seeds removed, if desired, chopped Directions Combine all ingredients in a heavy-bottomed nonreactive saucepan and place over medium-high heat and bring to a boil. Reduce heat to medium-low and simmer, uncovered, stirring occasionally, until mixture is reduced to 4 cups, about 1 1/2 hours. Strain sauce through a fine-mesh sieve. Use immediately or let cool completely. Rate it Print