5 from 24 votes
Low Carb Barbecue Sauce
This Low Carb Barbecue Sauce is made by sautéing onion and garlic with dry spices before adding strained tomatoes, tomato paste, apple cider vinegar, Worcestershire sauce, and water to simmer and meld flavors. The resulting sauce balances tangy, smoky, and mildly spicy notes with a thick texture, suitable for low-carb diets and enhancing grilled or roasted meats.
Prep Time
10 mins
Cook Time
20 mins
Total Time
30 mins
Servings:
4
cups
Calories:
43 kcal
Course:
Condiments
Cuisine:
American
Ingredients
- 1/3 cup onion finely chopped
- 2 tablespoons avocado oil
- 3 garlic chopped, cloves
- 2 teaspoons mustard powder dry
- 3 teaspoons chili powder
- 1/2 teaspoons smoked paprika
- 26 ounce strained tomatoes
- 8 ounce tomato paste
- 1/4 cup apple cider vinegar
- 2 tablespoons Worcestershire sauce
- 1/2 cup water
- salt to taste
- black pepper to taste
Instructions
- In a medium sauce pan heat avocado oil over medium heat. Add onion and saute until soft and translucent. Add garlic and cook until fragrant. Stir in dry mustard, chili powder and paprika and cook for approximately one minute.
- Add remaining ingredients and simmer for 20 minutes. Season with salt and pepper. Let cool and transfer to glass containers. Store in the refrigerator.
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Nutrition Information
Serving
1/4 cup
Calories
43kcal
(2%)
Carbohydrates
6g
(2%)
Protein
1g
(2%)
Fat
2g
(3%)
Polyunsaturated Fat
2g
(12%)
Sodium
65mg
(3%)
Fiber
1g
(4%)
Sugar
3g
(6%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 4 cups
Amount Per Serving
Calories 43
% Daily Value*
| Serving | 1/4 cup | |
| Calories | 43kcal | 2% |
| Carbohydrates | 6g | 2% |
| Protein | 1g | 2% |
| Fat | 2g | 3% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 2g | 12% |
| Sodium | 65mg | 3% |
| Fiber | 1g | 4% |
| Sugar | 3g | 6% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.