Tuesday, March 27, 2012

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. 

8 comments:

  1. I am so thankful I found your blog with all the great recipes you are sharing. :)

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  2. I wanted to let you know I saw your recipe for blueberry cinnamon rolls yesterday when I looked at your menu plan. I made them this morning and was thrilled with the result. I subbed spelt for the whole wheat and coconut milk for the milk with perfect results. Thank you! I Love that you use whole grains with little added fat and sugar and the taste is not compromised but enhanced. Thank you for all you do!

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    1. Thanks, Linda! I'm glad you like the recipes; those blueberry cinnamon rolls are one of our favorites.

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  3. Love it! I need to get some molasses. I just don't stock it and need to. Want to do some pulled pork soon! Thanks!

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  4. Excellent barbecue sauce recipe. I used it when I made barbecue chicken pizza tonight. Yum!

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    1. Oh....BBQ chicken pizza - wish I would have known you were making that for dinner! I would have stopped by :)

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  5. Thanks!
    I am trying to make more things myself and get rid of the junk in our kitchen.
    I added this to my pinterest board for grilling.

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