Homemade BBQ Sauce Recipe – Ready in 15 minutes, you’ll have the best Homemade Barbecue Sauce that is sweet and tangy and made from scratch!!
BBQ sauce is one of those topics that people can become really, really passionate about. There are the regional camps of North Carolina style BBQ sauce, Kansas City style BBQ sauce, white Alabama BBQ sauce, and then the Memphis style with no sauce at all (well, maybe just a smidge). Everyone has their personal favorites.
And you know, I really love them all.
But today, I want to share with you this quick and easy, 15 minute BBQ sauce that takes just a handful of ingredients to make and comes out perfect every single time.
I’ve had friends who call this the best BBQ Sauce they’ve ever tasted and it’s pretty easy to see why!
Looking for more BBQ Recipes? Try my Peach Mustard BBQ Sauce, Classic Chicken BBQ Sauce, and my Pomegranate Glaze.
The Ingredients
This BBQ Sauce comes together quickly with just a handful of ingredients that I generally have in my refrigerator or my pantry and is one that I think you all will fall in love with as well. I’ve had friends ask me to please make extra for them to take home and if I’d bottle it, they’d surely buy it.
- balsamic vinegar
- ketchup (or tomato paste)- I prefer to use one with the fewest ingredients and one that does not include high-fructose corn syrup. Alternatively you could use tomato paste.
- brown sugar - helps sweeten the sauce but deepens the flavor adding just a hint of molasses flavor
- garlic clove
- Worcestershire sauce -this balances the sweetness with savory flavor in the sauce. If you are gluten-free or sensitive to soy, you can use coconut aminos in place of the Worcestershire sauce.
- Dijon mustard
- salt
- ground black pepper
How to Make It
Combine all the ingredients in a small saucepan and stir until all the ingredients are incorporated and the mixture is smooth. Simmer over medium heat until reduced by ⅓, about 15 minutes.
Storage
If you have prepared this sauce as a make-ahead recipe to use for meal prep, you can allow it to cool slightly and then pour it into a quart-size mason jar. Seal it with a tight-fitting lid and store in the refrigerator to use for quick and easy meals throughout the week!
My Favorite Ways to Use This Sauce
- On a grilled pork chop
- Brushed on pan-seared ribeye steak
- On a whole baked chicken
- On a smoked turkey
- or my husband's favorite way...with Dino Nuggets!
The opportunities to use this homemade BBQ sauce is endless.
Here’s my best Homemade BBQ Sauce recipe. I hope you love it as much as we do!
📋 Recipe
Balsamic BBQ Sauce
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Ingredients
- 1 cup balsamic vinegar
- ¾ cup ketchup
- ⅓ cup brown sugar
- 1 garlic clove minced
- 1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce
- 1 tablespoon Dijon mustard
- ½ teaspoon salt
- ½ teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
Instructions
- Combine all the ingredients in a small saucepan and stir until all the ingredients are incorporated and the mixture is smooth. Simmer over medium heat until reduced by ⅓, about 15 minutes.
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