Bachelor on the Cheap

By Mike Thayer

Most every bachelor has those leftover condiment packets in his fridge, one I always seem to have on hand lately is Arby's Sauce, which is fantastic on roast beef sandwiches, steak sandwiches, a change of pace from regular ketchup on burgers and so much more!  I like to slather that sauce on my sandwich, but one of those packets is never enough....  So why not make a big batch of my own "Arby's Sauce" and put it in a squeeze bottle, right?

Ingredients:

• 1 heaping cup ketchup
• 1 Tablespoon water
• 1 teaspoon brown sugar
• 1 teaspoon onion powder
• 1 teaspoon garlic powder
• 1 teaspoon Louisiana Hot Sauce
• 1 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce
• 1 Tablespoon red wine (optional, no the real Arby's sauce doesn't have wine in it, but this is a nice add)
• Salt and pepper to taste

Directions:

Heat up a small sauce pan over medium heat, combine all ingredients and heat until boiling, stirring often.  Reduce to simmer and let all those flavors marry for about 5 minutes.  Take the pan off the heat and cool.  Store in a squeeze bottle in the fridge, it's good for about two weeks.  Now you have your own batch of Arby's Sauce, it's another dose of YUM!