This homemade barbecue sauce is perfect on grilled meats, burgers, ribs and more! It comes together in a single pan and is full of sweet, savoury flavour.
Everyone loves BBQ sauce, and it finds its way into no end of dishes. Making it yourself is deeply satisfying, and costs a good deal less than the shop-bought kind.
There are far fewer ingredients than in a bottled sauce — just four — and you can adjust them to your own
taste. The recipe is straightforward and takes very little time: give it a go!
The smoked paprika does all the work: it is what brings the grilled flavour without a smoker ever being
involved.
Homemade BBQ Sauce
A barbecue sauce of ketchup and maple syrup, sharpened with cider vinegar and scented with smoked paprika.
Prep
5 min
Cook
10 min
Total time
15 min
Course: Sides
Cuisine: American
Keyword: Homemade BBQ sauce
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Ingredients
Servings:
6
servings
Instructions
- Put all the ingredients into a saucepan.
- Bring to the boil over low heat, whisking from time to time.
- Take off the heat once the sauce coats a spoon while still pouring freely.
- Leave to cool.
Nutrition (per serving)
Tips
- Keep the heat low: maple syrup catches on the bottom of the pan quickly.
- The sauce thickens further as it cools — take it off the heat a little looser than you want it.
- Adjust the proportions to taste: more syrup for a milder sauce, more vinegar for a sharper one.
- Serve on grilled meats, burgers and ribs.