Homemade BBQ Sauce 6+ Ways
2 Tablespoons olive oil 1 small onion, chopped 3 cloves garlic, minced ¼ cup white wine vinegar ¼ cup molasses 1 cup of ketchup ¼ teaspoon salt 1 teaspoon dry mustard 1 teaspoon chili powder 1 teaspoon black pepper First, lets heat up some olive oil in a saucepan over medium heat, then saute the onion until it's transparent, then add the garlic. Make sure the garlic doesn't get too dark. As soon as it starts to brown add the white wine vinegar and molasses and stir until it all mixes together. Then, you can remove it from the heat and add the ketchup, and spices. This is the basic sauce and can serve as your base to change to your liking.
Author: Renée
Recipe type: Sauce
Cuisine: American
Ingredients
- 2 Tablespoons olive oil
- 1 small onion, chopped
- 3 cloves garlic, minced
- ¼ cup white wine vinegar
- ¼ cup molasses
- 1 cup of ketchup
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon dry mustard
- 1 teaspoon chili powder
- 1 teaspoon black pepper
Instructions
- Heat up some olive oil in a saucepan over medium heat, then sauté the onion until it's transparent, then add the garlic. Make sure the garlic doesn't get too dark.
- As soon as it starts to brown add the white wine vinegar and molasses and stir until it all mixes together.
- Then, you can remove it from the heat and add the ketchup, and spices.
- This is the basic sauce and can serve as your base to change to your liking.
Notes
Barbecue Sauce Variations
For a sweeter sauce, add ¼ cup of brown sugar to the base. If it's too sweet, add a little more vinegar to cut the sweetness. You could also make a honey barbecue sauce by adding honey to the base, to your taste.
For a spicy hot sauce, add cayenne pepper or tabasco to the base.
Fresh herbs are also a great addition, including sage, rosemary, or thyme. You can even add a splash of lemon juice.
If you want to give your sauce a smokier flavor, you can always add a couple of drops of liquid smoke, but use it sparingly.
To make a mustard BBQ sauce, replace the tomato ketchup with 1 cup of prepared yellow mustard, ½ cup of vinegar, and let that cook together.
There are plenty of combinations to choose from when making barbecue sauce.
For today's batch, I added 2 Tablespoons lemon juice and the zest from the lemon along with ¼ cup of honey to make a sticky, tangy sauce that paired well with grilled chicken.
Just consider if you like it spicy, sweet, or smokey and choose your favorite ingredients to enhance the mix.
For a sweeter sauce, add ¼ cup of brown sugar to the base. If it's too sweet, add a little more vinegar to cut the sweetness. You could also make a honey barbecue sauce by adding honey to the base, to your taste.
For a spicy hot sauce, add cayenne pepper or tabasco to the base.
Fresh herbs are also a great addition, including sage, rosemary, or thyme. You can even add a splash of lemon juice.
If you want to give your sauce a smokier flavor, you can always add a couple of drops of liquid smoke, but use it sparingly.
To make a mustard BBQ sauce, replace the tomato ketchup with 1 cup of prepared yellow mustard, ½ cup of vinegar, and let that cook together.
There are plenty of combinations to choose from when making barbecue sauce.
For today's batch, I added 2 Tablespoons lemon juice and the zest from the lemon along with ¼ cup of honey to make a sticky, tangy sauce that paired well with grilled chicken.
Just consider if you like it spicy, sweet, or smokey and choose your favorite ingredients to enhance the mix.
Recipe by Cheery Kitchen at https://cheerykitchen.com/homemade-bbq-sauce-6-ways-2/