Homemade Texas Style Barbecue Sauce
This homemade Texas style barbecue sauce is thick, a little spicy, a little sweet and a little smoky. Made with no ketchup and no refined sugar, it's the perfect BBQ sauce for all of your summer grilling needs!
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 5 minutes
- Total Time: 15 minutes
- Yield: 3 cups 1x
- Category: sauce
- Method: stovetop
- Cuisine: BBQ
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 tbsp avocado or olive oil (or bacon grease)
- 1/2 medium onion, diced
- 2 cloves garlic, chopped
- 1 (15 oz) can tomato sauce
- 2 tbsp tomato paste
- 1/4 cup apple cider vinegar
- 1/4 cup molasses
- 2 tbsp worcestershire sauce
- 1 tbsp yellow mustard
- 1 tsp chipotle powder
- 1/2 tsp freshly cracked black pepper
Instructions
- In a medium saucepan, heat oil over low heat. Add garlic and onion and cook, stirring, until softened.
- Add remaining ingredients and simmer on low about 5 minutes, stirring.
- Remove from heat and use an immersion blender to blend sauce until smooth, or let sauce cool to room temperature then pour into a blender and blend until smooth.
- Return to pan and turn heat back on low. Let simmer until warmed through.
Notes
Worcestershire sauce usually contains soy sauce, so it has a small amount of gluten. If that is a concern, look for brands made without soy sauce. It also contains anchovies, so it is not vegetarian.
Keywords: homemade BBQ sauce, Texas style BBQ sauce
Find it online: https://livelytable.com/homemade-texas-style-barbecue-sauce/