Barbecue sauce

[Koda]

We’re barbecuing this weekend (on a new pellet grill!), so I started looking around for a sauce. This is a combination of various recipes and adjustments I made as I went along. Some of the measurements were kind of eyeballed, so you might need to tweak to your own tastes (especially for the ratio of sweet/sour/spicy).

2 6-oz cans tomato paste
1/2 cup apple cider vinegar
1 Tablespoon lemon juice
1 cup sugar-equivalent sweetener (I used a combination of erythritol and sucralose)
2 Tablespoons Worcestershire sauce
1 Tablespoon liquid smoke
1 Tablespoon smoked paprika
1 tsp garlic powder
1 tsp onion powder
1/2 tsp black pepper
1/2 tsp sea salt
1/4 tsp chili powder
1/4 tsp cayenne pepper
1/2 tsp powdered mustard
1-1/2 cups water

Combine everything in a saucepan and whisk together. Simmer for 20-30 minutes.

[jamestorie]

I’m going to try this, thanks!

[K8zelly]

Going to the shop tomorrow and getting everything I need to make this! Thank you for sharing!

[birddog27]

Thanks for the base! I will try this…

[birddog27]

Ok, made it as above except I cut the sweetener by half and the cayenne by half. And I added 2 tbsp of molasses. Mine has 4 net carbs per and it is worth it for the flavor it adds.

It is still a little bit more spicy than I like, my current cayenne is freaken hot.

Waiting for my husband to get out of bed to try it.

[collaroygal]

Nice base, I was thinking of pulling something like this together. I am not a sweet BBQ sauce person, so cutting the sweetener, and upping the heat a tad, & adding a touch more vinegar should do it for me.

Happy Memorial Day, stay safe and have tons of fun.

[Koda]

Very happy with how the sauce turned out, particularly with the caramelized crust it formed.