Homemade BBQ Sauce

With summer grilling season just around the corner, this is a recipe you’ll want to have on hand. 

With just a few simple ingredients, you will have yourself a delicious BBQ sauce.  We’ve been using this recipe now for months and LOVE it.  

While we love our Cherry BBQ sauce, sometimes it’s nice to have a less elegant taste in a BBQ sauce. You know, a BBQ sauce that everyone likes – even kids.  This recipe is simple and fits the bill for a traditional BBQ sauce. 

We have it tweaked to our tastes (read – not very spicy), so feel free to add to this base to make a BBQ that satisfies your family too.  It’s great on pulled pork or chicken, ribs, burgers and more! 

Homemade BBQ Sauce

Ingredients

• 1 C ketchup, or 1 C tomato sauce + 2 T brown sugar
• 2 T apple cider vinegar
• 1 tsp. dried mustard
• 2 T molasses
• 1 T minced onion
• 1/2 tsp. garlic powder or minced garlic

Directions

Begin by combining the 1 C ketchup or 1 C tomato sauce + 2 T brown sugar with 2 T cider vinegar and 2 T molasses.  Stir well.  Then, add in the 1 T minced onion, 1 tsp. dried mustard and 1/2 tsp. garlic powder.  Stir to blend. 

If you are using this as a marinade – say for pulled pork or chicken, go ahead and add it to your dish when the time is right.  If you’d like to use this one as a sauce – place the ingredients into a small saucepan, and heat them until the reach a slow boil, stirring often.  Heat for ~10 minutes.  Then, cool to room temperature, and pour into a storage container. 

Use right away or store refrigerated for 3-4 weeks.