I decided to make ribs for Sunday dinner today. So I needed some bbq sauce. I went with
Laura's recipe. It sounded quick and easy. It is! And it's good. But I modified it just a bit. The main thing is that I added some vinegar. It's hard to make good bbq sauce without adding vinegar I think. Basically bbq sauce needs some kind of tomato base, a sweetener and vinegar. I've made similar bbq sauce in the past. I'll probably play with the recipe a bit to get it just the way we like it.
Barbeque Sauce
3/4 cup ketchup
2 Tbsp. minced onion (I didn't add this much...and I might leave it out next time)
1/4 tsp. garlic powder
1 tsp. liquid smoke
1 Tbsp. molasses, honey or sucanat (I added some of each! And more than 1 Tbsp. total. We like it sweeter.)
1 tsp. vinegar (white or apple cider...this is my addition)
Mix ingredients in a small sauce pan. Simmer for a few minutes until flavors are blended.
This is my favorite BBQ Sauce! I love this recipe. We leave out the minced onion and add some onion powder instead! Delish!
ReplyDeleteI always thought it was a strange recipe w/out vinegar, too. I have had this on my list of things to try for awhile, too. We don't use BBQ sauce often enough, though.
ReplyDeleteWe don't use bbq sauce often either. But I just made one batch and used it all on the ribs that day. I actually could have used more.
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