This homemade bbq sauce has incredible flavor, with chipotle, honey, worcestershire, and more. Use with pork, chicken, etc.
Ingredients
2tbspbutteror ghee (or neutral cooking fat of choice)
1/4cupchopped sweet onion(red or yellow onion also okay)
2tbspminced garlic
1cupketchup*
2tbspmolasses**
2tbspworcestershire sauce
2tbspapple cider vinegar
1tbsphoney
2tspground chipotle chile pepper
1tspsmoked paprika
Instructions
In a medium to large saucepan, melt the butter or ghee over medium heat. Add the onion and cook for 5 minutes until softened.
Add the garlic and cook for 30 seconds, until fragrant but not brown at all.
Add the ketchup, molasses, worcestershire, apple cider vinegar, honey, chipotle chile pepper, and smoked paprika.
Simmer for 10 minutes on low heat (to prevent sputtering), until thickened.
If the BBQ sauce becomes too thick for your liking, dilute with water or more apple cider vinegar until you get your desired consistency. Enjoy!
Notes
*Ketchups vary hugely in the amount of sugar they contain. Some brands (like the more mainstream ones) have a ton of sugar, while some like Primal Kitchen brand have none. This will change your sauce quite a bit. See blog post for notes on tweaking the sauce to your taste, but choose your ketchup intentionally depending on how sweet you prefer your sauce.**I use blackstrap molasses, which has a less sweet and more bitter quality, as compared to regular molasses. You may use either here.Serving size is 2 tbsp. Calories will vary greatly depending on the sweetness of the ketchup you purchase, so take the calories here with a grain of salt.Storage: Keep in an airtight container in the fridge for up to two weeks, or freeze for up to 3 months.