Homemade BBQ Sauce

Name: Homemade BBQ Sauce
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 15 min
Yield: 4 1/4 cup each
Ingredients: 8 oz. tomato sauce*; 2 Tbsp tomato paste; 2 Tbsp apple cider vinegar; 2 Tbsp brown sugar; 2 Tbsp molasses**; 1/2 Tbsp Dijon; 1 tsp Worcestershire sauce; 1 tsp smoked paprika; 1/4 tsp garlic powder; 1/4 tsp onion powder; 1/8 tsp cayenne***; freshly cracked pepper (about 10 cranks of a pepper mill); salt to taste

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5.0

21 reviews

Excellent

Prep Time
5 mins
Cook Time
5 mins
Total Time
15 mins
Servings
4 1/4 cup each
Calories
8393 kcal
Course
Condiments
Cuisine
American

Homemade BBQ Sauce

Nancy Wheeler

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This sweet, tangy, and rich homemade bbq sauce takes only minutes to make, uses no bottled ketchup, and is great for more than just grilling!

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Ingredients

Servings

8 oz. tomato sauce* $0.56
2 Tbsp tomato paste $0.18
2 Tbsp apple cider vinegar $0.07
2 Tbsp brown sugar $0.06
2 Tbsp molasses** $0.36
1/2 Tbsp Dijon $0.02
1 tsp Worcestershire sauce $0.02
1 tsp smoked paprika $0.10
1/4 tsp garlic powder $0.02
1/4 tsp onion powder $0.02
1/8 tsp cayenne*** $0.01
freshly cracked pepper (about 10 cranks of a pepper mill) $0.02
salt to taste $0.02

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Instructions

Combine all of the ingredients except the salt in a small sauce pan. Stir and heat over medium heat, allowing it to come up to a slight simmer.
Let the sauce cook and simmer lightly, stirring often, for five minutes. Taste the sauce and add salt if needed (I did not add any).

Notes

*In the U.S., tomato sauce is cooked puréed tomatoes with a little salt (and sometimes a tiny bit of garlic or onion powder). The closest thing to this would be passata in other countries.
**Not black strap molasses. I used Grandma's molasses, which is a light, unsulfured molasses. If you don't have molasses, you can up the amount of brown sugar used, but the flavor of the sauce won't be as rich or as deep.
***Want a spicy BBQ sauce? Try doubling the cayenne or adding a splash of sriracha sauce.