Recipes
Flavorful Homemade Barbecue Sauce
This flavorful barbecue sauce is perfect for meats and sandwiches. Make your own sauce at home!
Ingredients
- •1 cup ketchup
- •1 tablespoon mustard
- •1/2 cup apple cider vinegar
- •2 tablespoons molasses
- •1/4 cup brown sugar
- •1 teaspoon chili powder (adjust the amount to taste)
- •1 teaspoon garlic powder
- •1/2 teaspoon salt
- •1 teaspoon onion powder
- •1/2 teaspoon black pepper
- •1/2 teaspoon liquid smoke (optional, for a smoky flavor)
- •2 tablespoons olive oil
Instructions
- 1
In a saucepan, heat the olive oil over medium heat.
- 2
Add the onion powder and garlic powder, stirring for about 1 minute until fragrant.
- 3
Add the ketchup, apple cider vinegar, brown sugar, molasses, mustard, chili powder, salt and black pepper to the saucepan.
- 4
Stir well to combine all the ingredients.
- 5
Bring the sauce to a boil, then reduce the heat to low.
- 6
Simmer for about 15-20 minutes, stirring occasionally, until the sauce has thickened.
- 7
If you want to give the sauce a smoky touch, add the liquid smoke at this point.
- 8
Stir well to incorporate the smoky flavor.
- 9
Remove the barbecue sauce from the heat and let it cool slightly.
- 10
Use the barbecue sauce immediately as a topping for grilled meat, ribs or chicken, or as a dipping sauce.