Sweet & Smokey BBQ Sauce
Sweet & Smokey Barbeque Sauce has ketchup, honey, mustard, tomato paste, garlic, onion and plenty of spices to use at your next cookout!
Ingredients
- 1/4 cup canola oil
- 3/4 cup blended or finely diced sweet or yellow onion (we pulsed ours through the ninja chopper so it was just about smooth)
- 2 Tbsp finely minced garlic
- 1-1/2 cups ketchup
- 1/2 cup honey
- 1 Tbsp tomato paste concentrate (in the tube)
- 1/4 cup apple cider vinegar
- 1/4 cup plus 2 Tbsp packed brown sugar
- 1/4 cup Worcestershire sauce
- 1 Tbsp prepared Dijon mustard OR 2 tsp ground mustard (the ground mustard gives it a little bit more of a kick)
- 1 tsp cayenne
- 1 tsp freshly ground black pepper
- 1 tsp liquid smoke
- 2 Tbsp Applewood grill seasoning (or you could sub your favorite BBQ rub)
Instructions
- In medium saucepan, heat the oil over medium heat.
- Add the onion and sauté until translucent,( about 3 mins if you blended it like we did).
- Add the garlic and cook for 1 minute.
- Add the ketchup, honey, tomato paste, vinegar, brown sugar, Worcestershire, mustard, cayenne, black pepper and liquid smoke and stir well.
- Add the Applewood seasoning, stir well and simmer for 4-5 minutes.
- If the sauce is too thick for your liking, you can slowly whisk up to ½ cup water in until the sauce reaches the consistency you like, bringing it back to a simmer.
- Cool and store in an airtight container in the refrigerator.