Saturday, May 18, 2013

Homemade BBQ Sauce

Trying to avoid too many additives and sugars in bottled BBQ sauce, I figured I'd try making one up.  After you make the sauce, reserve 1/3 for basting and 1/3 for dipping after the meat is cooked.  Discard the marinade - don't use it for basting.  You can never be sure that it gets fully cooked after the raw meat has been sitting in it.

Recipe:  BBQ Sauce

1 small tin tomato paste
2 cloves grated garlic
2 tablespoons honey (or 1 teaspoon agave)
1 tablespoon brown sugar
2 tablespoons apple cider vinegar
a few shakes of cayenne pepper
salt & pepper

Mix thoroughly.  This recipe was enough for 4 boneless, skinless chicken breasts.  Marinate with 1/3 of the sauce for at least 30 minutes.  Barbecue on high heat, basting and turning once until cooked through.



Of course, everyone was so hungry by the time dinner was ready, I didn't get a picture of the final dish :(  But, you get the idea...

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