Easy BBQ Sauce
When you find out how much sugar is in bottled BBQ sauce – you’ll want to make this easy BBQ Sauce Recipe. This recipe is so simple, make a big batch and have it on the table every time you fire up the BBQ.
This recipe is seriously easy – blend, boil, simmer and serve. All up it should take you under an hour to make and 45 minutes of this is simmering it down.
Here is a link on how to sterilized jars.
Ways to use BBQ Sauce
- Traditional bbq meat: Grilled or pulled chicken, pulled pork, ribs, burnt ends, etc.
- Baked beans: BBQ sauce is a simple and delicious way to flavour a batch of baked beans.
- Burgers: Use it as a spread on your favourite burgers.
- Pizzas: Use it in place of pizza sauce. (Hello, bbq chicken pizza!)
- Tacos/quesadillas/burritos: BBQ sauce is a great way to give your favourite Mexican dishes a different twist.
- Dipping sauce: And of course, it’s always a great dipping sauce for everything from chicken nuggets to veggie sticks to cocktail meatballs and more!
BBQ Sauce
Once you find out how much sugar there is in bottled sauce – you'll want to try this!
Equipment
- Food Processor or hand blender
- Sterilzed Jars
Ingredients
- 1 kg fresh tomatoes very ripe, halved
- 150 g red onion rouhly chopped
- 1 fresh red chilli roughly chopped
- 2 garlic cloves
- 4 tbsp tomato paste
- 100 ml balsamic vinegar or apple cider vinegar
- 50 ml maple syrup
- 2 tsp worchestershire sauce
- ¼ tsp ground cloves
- ½ tsp ground cinnamon
- ½ tsp ground nutmeg
- ½ tsp cayenne pepper
- 2 tsp ground smoky paprika
- 2 tsp sea salt
- freshly ground black pepper
Instructions
- Put the tomatoes and onion in a food processor and blend until smooth. Or use a hand blender if you have one.
- In a heavy based pan add a glug of oil and all of the ingredients
- Bring to the boil then lower to simmer for 45 mins, stir occasionally
- Turn off the heat and let the mixture cool
- Spoon into sterilzed jars or use immediately
