Homemade Kansas City Style BBQ Sauce

Teresa Ambra

This delicious sweet and spicy BBQ sauce is made with clean-eating ingredients making it a much healthier alternative to store bought BBQ sauces. Gluten free.

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Prep Time 5

Cook Time 15

Total Time 20

Course Sauces

Cuisine Southern

Servings

Calories 54 kcal

Equipment

1 large stock pot with lid
measuring cups
measuring spoons
1 wooden spoon
1 whisk

Ingredients

2 tbsp. unsalted butter
1 cup tomato sauce
1 cup organic garden ketchup no sugar
2/3 cup raw unfiltered honey brown sugar is preferred (see note below)
1/3 cup Bragg’s apple cider vinegar
1 tbsp. dijon mustard
1 tbsp. chili powder
1 tbsp. onion powder
1 tbsp. garlic powder
3/4 tsp. ground black pepper
1/3 to 1/2 tsp. cayenne pepper
2-3 shakes Worcestershire sauce
2-3 shakes Louisiana Hot Sauce

Instructions

Melt butter in medium saucepan over low heat.
Add remaining ingredients and stir or whisk thoroughly.
Increase heat slightly and bring barely to a simmer.
Reduce heat to low, cover with lid and cook about 10 minutes allowing flavors to mingle.
Serve with your favorite meat.
Yield: approximately 3 cups barbecue sauce.

Notes

NOTE: While I used honey for the recipe because I'm trying to stay away from sugar, brown sugar can also be substituted with even better results.

Recipe adapted from The Rising Spoon.

Nutrition

Calories: 54kcalCarbohydrates: 10gProtein: 0.5gFat: 1gSaturated Fat: 1gPolyunsaturated Fat: 0.1gMonounsaturated Fat: 0.3gTrans Fat: 0.04gCholesterol: 3mgSodium: 70mgPotassium: 68mgFiber: 1gSugar: 9gVitamin A: 288IUVitamin C: 1mgCalcium: 9mgIron: 0.3mg

Keyword barbecue, barbecue sauce, sauce

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