How to Make Homemade Barbecue Sauce

I am no pit master. I do not have secret sauce recipe. I’m just a lady, desperate to find some decent barbecue sauce in the Middle Eastern dessert. That was proving difficult and desperate times call for desperate measures, so I had to develop my own version of barbecue sauce.

Normally, I love to make a sauce, but honestly, I though the bottled versions at American grocery stores were doing a fine job. And usually, if I am using a store bought marinade for my chicken, I just need something quick and easy. But no such luck here.

Instead, I had to come up with a recipe for my homemade barbecue sauce that mimicked the bottled version but tasted fresh and dare I say, more versatile. This homemade barbecue sauce is a little different than your average and works very well as a pizza sauce for your barbecue chicken pizza or for a simple marinade for your barbecue meats. My barbecue sauce recipe only take about 20 minutes to make and it will last a couple weeks in an airtight jar in the fridge.

Make about 2 cups of sauce.

Tools:

You will need a food processor or immersion blender to smooth out the sauce.

Ingredients:

1 onion, diced

3 cloves of garlic, smashed

1 cup of ketchup

1/3 cup of water

2 tablespoons mustard

1 tablespoon white vinegar

1 tablespoon worcestershire sauce

2 tablespoons chili powder

1 tablespoon paprika

2 tablespoons brown sugar

1 tablespoon honey

Instructions:

1. In a saucepan over medium-low heat, saute the onion in a little oil, stirring occasionally for about 5 minutes. Add the garlic and cook for another minute.
2. Add the water and ketchup and stir to combine. Simmer for another 5 minutes.
3. Add the mustard, vinegar, worcestershire, chili powder, paprika, brown sugar, and honey and stir to combine. Simmer for another 10 minutes.
4. Remove the barbecue sauce from the heat and allow to cool slightly before adding to a food processor and pulsing until smooth.
5. Store in a jar for up to 2 weeks or use it up on your next recipe!

Try my Mexican Chicken Satay recipe that uses barbecue sauce and peanut butter for interesting dipping sauce!