Basic Barbeque Sauce

Ingredients

• 1 cup ketchup
• 6 fluid ounces tomato-vegetable juice cocktail (such as V8), or more to taste
• 3/4 cup molasses
• 2 tablespoons Meyer lemon juice
• 1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce
• 1 tablespoon brown sugar
• 1 tablespoon minced fresh onion
• 1 tablespoon minced garlic
• 2 teaspoons ground black pepper

Directions

Stir ketchup, tomato-vegetable juice cocktail, molasses, Meyer lemon juice, Worcestershire sauce, brown sugar, onion, garlic, and black pepper together in a bowl.

Cover bowl with plastic wrap and refrigerate to let the flavors blend, at least 45 minutes.