Sweet & Smoky BBQ Sauce

By Leslie Blythe  ,   ,

July 26, 2018

This Sweet & Smoky BBQ Sauce is easy to make at home with ingredients you already have on hand. The bottled stuff is great, but nothing beats homemade.

  • Prep: 5 mins
  • Cook: 20 mins
  • Yields: Makes 1¾ cups

Ingredients

2 tablespoons olive oil

1 small onion, finely chopped

Kosher salt & pepper

1 large clove garlic, finely chopped

1 tablespoon tomato paste

1 cup ketchup

¼ cup molasses

¼ cup cider vinegar

3 tablespoons dark brown sugar

1 tablespoon chili powder

2 teaspoons Worcestershire sauce

1 teaspoon mustard powder

pinch of cayenne pepper

pinch of allspice

Directions

1Heat oil in a medium saucepan on medium heat. Add onion, season with ½ teaspoon salt and ¼ teaspoon pepper and cook, covered, stirring occasionally, until tender, for 5 to 6 minutes. Stir in garlic and cook 1 minute. Add tomato paste and cook, stirring, 2 minutes.

2Add ketchup, molasses, vinegar, brown sugar, chili powder, Worcestershire, mustard, cayenne, allspice and ¼ cup water and mix to combine. Simmer stirring, until thickened, 3 to 4 minutes. Let cool slightly; transfer to blender and blend until smooth.

Recipe from Good Housekeeping, August 2018

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