26 August 2010

Homemade BBQ Sauce

Barbecue sauce is another one of those things that tends to have corn in one form or another in it, whatever brand you buy.
So, again, I wanted to make our own to have on hand. Rod developed this recipe and we've made it several times with variations to rave reviews.

Rod's Home Made Barbecue Sauce
1/2 cup tomato sauce
1/2 cup tomato paste

6 Tablespoons balsamic vinegar
8 tablespoons chili powder
6 tablespoons dried oregano

1/2 cup olive oil
2 tablespoons molasses
4 tablespoons garlic powder
12 tablespoons onion powder
2 tablespoons smoked paprika or chipotle powder

1/4 cup water or more, as needed

Whisk in a pan and simmer until it smells heavenly, adding water to keep it from getting too thick. Use it on the grill or in the oven -- or as a condiment. Yum.


Oh, and you know that you can make a simple chili powder, right?
Like this:
2 tablespoons paprika
2 teaspoons oregano
1 1/4 teaspoons cumin
1 1/4 teaspoons garlic powder
1 1/4 teaspoons cayenne pepper
1 7/8 teaspoon onion powder

1 comment:

  1. Oh interesting! I've never liked BBQ sauce very much, but with this recipe I'm sure I could customize it into something I did like.

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