Memphis city prefers their rub “dry”, therefore, there’s actually no traditional Memphis-style barbecue sauce. However, rules are made to be broken. You can find, in fact, some certain kinds of Memphis barbecue sauce available. As one of the most BBQ-crazed city, Memphis-style barbecue sauce comes with the classic tomato sauce base. It’s usually a mixture of sweet and vinegar, and comes relatively thinner.

Memphis-style barbecue sauce is something pretty easy to make. You can simply prepare your own sauce at home instead of buying these bottles in supermarket.

The ingredients you need are as follows:

2 cups ketchup

2/3 cup apple cider vinegar

1/2 cup yellow mustard

1/2 cup water

1 tbsp chili powder

1 tbsp paprika

2 tbsp minced garlic

2 tbsp chopped onion

1 tbsp Worcestershire sauce

2 tbsp brown sugar

2 tbsp molasses

1/2 tbsp black pepper

2 tbsp butter