Sweet and Tangy Homemade BBQ Sauce

This recipe is for a Carolina-style BBQ sauce, which can be used with my Southern-Style BBQ Pulled Pork Sandwiches.

I also like to tweak this sauce to use as BBQ sauce for many other recipes, by adding more or less of ingredients to taste. Sometimes I like spicier, sweeter, etc.

I like to make grilled BBQ Chicken, BBQ Chicken Pizza, BBQ Chicken Drumsticks, you name it! Once you try homemade BBQ sauce, it’s hard to go back to the jarred ones! 😀

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Sweet and Tangy Homemade BBQ Sauce

This Carolina-Style Sweet and Tangy BBQ Sauce can be used to dress Pulled Pork, BBQ Chicken, or any other food that needs a delicious BBQ sauce.

Cuisine

BBQ

Prep Time

5 minutes

Cook Time

25 minutes

Servings

Ingredients

• 1 cup ketchup
• 1/3 cup apple cider vinegar
• 1/4 cup firmly packed light brown sugar
• 1 tablespoon Onion Powder
• 1 tablespoon chili powder
• 2 tablespoons tomato paste
• 1 1/2 tablespoons dark molasses
• 2 teaspoons freshly ground pepper

Cuisine BBQ Prep Time 5 minutes Cook Time 25 minutes Servings Ingredients 1 cup ketchup 1/3 cup apple cider vinegar 1/4 cup firmly packed light brown sugar 1 tablespoon Onion Powder 1 tablespoon chili powder 2 tablespoons tomato paste 1 1/2 tablespoons dark molasses 2 teaspoons freshly ground pepper

Instructions

1. Bring ketchup, 1 cup water, vinegar, brown sugar, onion powder, chili powder, tomato paste, molasses, and freshly ground pepper to a boil in a large saucepan over medium heat, stirring occasionally.
2. Reduce heat to low; cover and cook, stirring occasionally, 25 minutes or until slightly thickened.
3. Cool 10 minutes.
4. Cover and chill until ready to serve.
5. Store in refrigerator up to 1 week.

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