How to Make Homemade BBQ Sauce

How to Make Homemade BBQ Sauce
Written By
Susan Lundman
Susan Lundman
Published: Oct 20, 2017
Updated: Dec 13, 2021
2 minute read

A Barbecue Sauce to Call Your Own

Not only is making homemade barbecue sauce a quick and easy process, but it also allows you to adjust the flavors of the sauce in whatever way you want. Traditionally made with a tomato base and plenty of spices, barbecue sauce can be more or less spicy and tangy, more or less sweet or even made with mayonnaise instead of tomato sauce.

This simple, five-ingredient barbecue sauce relies on classic ingredients. You can easily adapt it to your taste with variations or by changing the ratio of the ingredients.

Total Time: 10 minutes | Prep Time: 10 minutes | Serves: 1 1/4 cups sauce

Ingredients:

  • 1 cup ketchup
  • 2 tablespoons Worcestershire sauce
  • 1 1/2 tablespoons chili powder
  • 2 tablespoons white vinegar
  • 2 tablespoons dark brown sugar

Directions:

  1. In a medium-size mixing bowl and using a whisk or a fork,

    mix all the ingredients together until they are well blended.
    2. Taste the sauce and add more of any ingredient to alter the flavor as you would like. 3. Use the sauce within 2 hours or refrigerate it for seven to 10 days.

Susan Lundman

Susan Lundman began writing about her passions of cooking, gardening, entertaining and recreation after working for a nonprofit agency, writing grants and researching child development issues. She has written professionally for six years…

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