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Oh my goodness. I wasn’t even looking for another BBQ sauce to add to my list of homemade, fantastically-good sauces. I actually made this apricot BBQ sauce only because I found a jar of apricot preserves in the back of the pantry that needed to be used up. It was a sign because this is one of the top BBQ sauces I’ve ever made or tasted. The perfect combination of sweet and heat and just the right consistency to squirt or slather onto to a rack of St. Louis-style smoked ribs without being too gloppy or too thin.
The apricot preserves add a light fruity flavor to the apricot BBQ sauce, but it’s there in the back with lots of other great flavors and isn’t so in-your-face. Now, if you want to have a more apricot-like sauce, feel free to add more. Since apricot (or peach for that matter) goes great with pork, add more sauce if you’re cooking pork. If you’re using this sauce on say chicken, you might want to use a little less.
Remember that if you have to refrigerate any leftover sauce, let it sit out on the counter for at least 30 minutes before using. You don’t want to ‘shock’ hot, food with a cold sauce.
Apricot BBQ Sauce
Ingredients
- ¾ cup ketchup
- 1 tablespoon white vinegar
- 1 tablespoon brown sugar
- Pinch Kosher salt
- Pinch freshly ground black pepper
- 1 tablespoon lemon juice freshly squeezed
- 1 dash Worcestershire sauce
- 1 ½ teaspoons unsalted butter
- 1 pinch garlic powder
- Hot sauce to taste
- 1 cup apricot preserves more or less, to taste
Instructions
- Place all ingredients into a medium saucepan over medium heat.
- Stir and heat until the butter is melted.
Nutrition
Nutritional values are approximate.
