Low Carb Smokey, Sweet and Hot Barbecue Sauce
- Ready In:
- 55mins
- Ingredients:
- 20
- Yields:
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3 cups
- Serves:
- 6-8
ingredients
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 1⁄2 medium onion, minced fine
- 3 garlic cloves, minced
- 2 teaspoons garlic powder
- 1 (6 ounce) can tomato paste
- 1⁄4 cup low-carb ketchup
- 1 (12 ounce) can diet cola, Splenda-sweetened preferred like Diet rite cola
- 3 tablespoons spicy brown mustard
- 1 1⁄2 tablespoons Worcestershire sauce
- 1⁄4 teaspoon ground cloves
- 1⁄4 teaspoon allspice
- 1 tablespoon TABASCO® brand Chipotle Pepper Sauce (to taste)
- 1 tablespoon apple cider vinegar
- 1 teaspoon hickory liquid smoke
- 1⁄4 teaspoon ground black pepper
- 2 pinches kosher salt, to taste
- 6 drops cholula hot sauce (to taste)
- 1⁄2 teaspoon Sweet'N Low brown sugar substitute
- 10 drops sweet and low liquid low-calorie sweetener
- 1⁄2 cup water, at the end to thin sauce a little
directions
- heat 1 tablespoon olive oil in pan, Add the onion and cook over medium until soft - 3-5 minutes.
- Add fresh garlic at this point and cook it for half a minute or so.
- Add the rest of the ingredients, stir to combine.
- Heat over medium heat till sauce bubbles, then reduce heat to low and simmer for 45-60 minutes. Sauce will cook down a bit and flavors will combine.
- Add about a half a cup of water at this point to thin the consistency a bit.
- Note : If you can't find low carb catsup, leave it out, but add about 1 extra tablespoon of vinegar and some sweetener, to taste.
- Adjust the seasonings so you have the balance you want - you can add vinegar, artificial sweetener, or hot sauce or liquid smoke. (If it's too hot, adding more sweetener will tone it down.).
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Reviews
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I just made this, I'm going to use it on pork back ribs for Super Bowl Sunday. This sauce is delicious! Really tangy. I made just a couple adjustments to suit our taste. First I doubled the recipe. Also, I had some sugar free maple pancake syrup on hand so I added a tablespoon of that in place of the brown sugar, which I don't have. I also added about 1/2 cup more ketchup (I like a tomato-y BBQ sauce), I used dehydrated onions and garlic powder only. This is easy and delicious and I will be using it again. Can't wait to try it on ribs! Thanks for posting.
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