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.

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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

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