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Homemade Barbecue Sauce Recipe

My Homemade Barbecue Sauce Recipe combines a combo of sweet and smoky ingredients and is perfect for all your BBQ sauce needs. This cooks in less than 30 minutes, and you can use it on sandwiches, ribs, pork shoulder, chicken, or just eat it by the spoonful. Either way, you're gonna love it!
Course Sauce
Cuisine American
Keyword homemade barbecue sauce recipe
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 20 minutes
Total Time 30 minutes
Servings 16 Tablespoons
Calories 42kcal
Author Sue Ringsdorf

Ingredients

  • 1 cup lower-sodium chicken broth
  • 1 cup ketchup
  • 1/3 cup molasses
  • 1 Tablespoon Worcestershire sauce
  • 1 Tablespoon apple cider vinegar
  • 1 Tablespoon yellow mustard
  • 1 Tablespoon liquid smoke
  • ½ teaspoon onion powder
  • ½ teaspoon garlic powder
  • ½ teaspoon cumin
  • kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper - to taste

Instructions

  • Combine ingredients in a pan. In a medium saucepan, combine all the ingredients - chicken broth, ketchup, molasses, Worcestershire sauce, apple cider vinegar, mustard, liquid smoke, onion powder, garlic powder, cumin, salt, and pepper.
    1 cup lower-sodium chicken broth, 1 cup ketchup, 1/3 cup molasses, 1 Tablespoon Worcestershire sauce, 1 Tablespoon apple cider vinegar, 1 Tablespoon yellow mustard, 1 Tablespoon liquid smoke, ½ teaspoon onion powder, ½ teaspoon garlic powder, ½ teaspoon cumin, kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper
  • Cook mixture. Bring mixture to a boil. Reduce the heat to a simmer and continue to cook until the sauce reduces by approximately 1/3.
  • Store sauce. Store the sauce in the refrigerator for up to one month.

Notes

You can easily double this recipe for larger groups.

Nutrition

Calories: 42kcal | Carbohydrates: 10g | Protein: 1g | Fat: 1g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Sodium: 166mg | Potassium: 176mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 9g | Vitamin A: 79IU | Vitamin C: 1mg | Calcium: 20mg | Iron: 1mg