Basic BBQ Sauce

This is not a complicated or fancy sauce, but it has the perfect consistency and taste. I can add more hot sauce for a spicy version, or I can add more liquid smoke for a more hickory-flavored sauce.

Course Sauce

Cuisine American

Keyword barbecue, BBQ, sauce

Cook Time 10

Total Time 10

Servings cups

Calories 304kcal

Author Based on a recipe from Myron Mixon's Smokin' with Myron

Ingredients

2 tablespoons onion powder
2 tablespoons garlic powder
2 cups ketchup
2 tablespoons smoked paprika
⅔ cup apple cider vinegar
2 tablespoons Worcestershire sauce
¼ cup dark brown sugar
2 tablespoons honey
2 tablespoons maple syrup
2 tablespoons hot sauce more or less, to taste
1 teaspoon liquid smoke more or less, to taste
2 tablespoons Kosher salt
2 tablespoons freshly ground black pepper

Instructions

Place all ingredients into a blender and process until smooth.
Transfer to a sauce pan over medium heat.
Heat thoroughly. Serve or use warm.

Nutrition