Sugar Free Barbecue Sauce
This is how to make your own barbecue sauce without adding any sugar to it.
Ingredients
- Olive Oil- 1 ½ tablespoon.
- Garlic- 2 cloves minced.
- Onion- 1 minced or chopped.
- Sugar Free Ketchup - 1 ½ cups. See post above for details.
- Brown Sugar Alternative- equivalent to 1 ½ cups of brown sugar. You can find brown sugar alternatives online.
- Vinegar red wine or distilled or other- ¼ cup.
- Paprika- 2 teaspoons.
- Optional items for taste- hot sauce as desired, Worcester Sauce (1 tablespoon), and/or Molasses or Substitute (2 tablespoons- this may contain sugar so this is up to you to decide whether or not to add).
Instructions
- In a sauce pan over medium heat, add your garlic and onions and saute until they begin to brown- about 5-6 minutes.
- Reduce the heat to low and stir in the ketchup and brown sugar alternative . Then stir in the vinegar.
- Add the seasonings and the optional ingredients if you choose to use any of them. Simmer this for 30 minutes stirring occasionally.
- When your sauce reaches your desired consistency, you can remove from the heat and sue as desired. Store this in the refrigerator.
- An easier way to make this could be in a slow cooker. Simply add your sauteed onions and garlic to the slow cooker and then your remaining ingredients.
Recipe Notes
Please see post for details.
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May 20, 2018*About Sugar Alternatives
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