The BBQ Sauce Recipe That Can Win Friends and Influence People

Learn how to make a sweet and spicy BBQ sauce that will taste better than anything you can buy on a shelf. I developed this specifically for BBQ brisket. This recipe uses fresh onion, garlic, lemons, limes and a whole lot of butter.
The quantities in the video are for pairing with 2 to 3 briskets at a large barbecue. If you're having a smaller party, just divide the recipe in half.
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Ingredients
- 1 onion
- 4 cloves garlic
- 3 cups brown sugar
- 5 limes
- 2 lemon
- 1 1/3 cup apple cider vinegar
- 3 cups tomato sauce
- 1 cup molasses
- 2 tbsp dry mustard
- 4 tbsp Worcestershire
- 2 tsp smoked paprika
- 2 tsp chipotle
- 2 tsp salt
- 2 tsp black pepper
- 4 sticks butter
Instructions
- Dice 1 onion
- Mince 4 cloves of garlic
- Heat oil in a large pot on low
- Add onions. Stir occasionally until they start to caramelize
- Once onions are caramelized, add garlic. Cook for about 1 minute
- Add brown sugar. Stir to prevent burning
- Mix apple cider vinegar and filtered juice of the lemons and limes in a measuring cup
- Once brown sugar has melted, add the liquids
- Stir until mixed
- Move contents of pot to a blender and purée them
- Move the blended mixture back to your pot
- Add tomato sauce, molasses and Worcestershire sauce
- Add remaining dry ingredients and stir
- Finally, add the 4 sticks of butter. Stir them in as they melt
- Let simmer for 30 minutes
- Let cool before bottling
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[@randomanda]

Homemade bbq sauce is so good!! The only thing I’d mention is that if you use regular paprika instead of smoked you should add in liquid smoke. The smoke flavor really takes a homemade bbq sauce to the next level!!
Thanks for sharing; this was a really nicely produced video! :)

[@SouthernsBBQ]

Thanks so much! Liquid smoke will certainly do the trick. Sometimes I’ll even sneak in a bit of bourbon.

[@IzzyEatz]

The key to good bbq sauce is sitting in fridge 3 weeks

[@SouthernsBBQ]

Do you need a jacket while you’re in the fridge that long? 😄

[@IzzyEatz]

@@SouthernsBBQ yes….. you put the jar of sauce in the fridge for 3 weeks and it gets tasty…….

[@eckankar7756]

I made this minus the butter and checked the pH it's acid enough for BWB canning. I canned in half pints for 15 minutes adjust for your altitude. When ready to use you can heat and add butter then.

[@SouthernsBBQ]

Say what?! How did you check the pH? Saving the butter till later is genius.

[@michaeleckler1394]

rooster shower sauce!!!

[@SouthernsBBQ]

Rooster shower?

[@michaeleckler1394]

@@SouthernsBBQ worchestshire

[@SouthernsBBQ]

@@michaeleckler1394 🤣 That’s good

[@michaeleckler1394]

@@SouthernsBBQ I followed your recipe, everyone loved it!! Hats off from South Louisiana!

[@SouthernsBBQ]

@@michaeleckler1394 so cool! I’m glad it served you well. What was the main course?

[@dblshotz75]

Its "Wooster shire" sauce 😂

[@SouthernsBBQ]

The Hobbits love it.

[@SouthernsBBQ]

What's your favorite BBQ sauce recipe?

[@cydrych]

I make a Carolina Reaper Mustard Sauce. It’s my favorite.

[@SouthernsBBQ]

@@cydrych Carolina Reaper Mustard Sauce? Do tell!

[@cydrych]

@@SouthernsBBQ I’ll make a video and post it sometime this summer.

[@SouthernsBBQ]

@@cydrych please do! Can’t wait to see it.

[@CaerlaverockJaguar]

Good recipe. I use more sixes, but that’s just me. I add cumin, cayenne pepper, liquid smoke, and thyme.

[@SouthernsBBQ]

Love that you’re iterating on the recipe! How much do add of each?

[@CaerlaverockJaguar]

@@SouthernsBBQ I just typically eyeball it, but next time I make it, I’ll get some measurements.

[@CaerlaverockJaguar]

@@SouthernsBBQ and of course autocorrect messed up the word spices.

[@SouthernsBBQ]

“To taste” or “until the spirits of pit masters gone-by tell me to stop” are my favorite measurements.

[@CaerlaverockJaguar]

Can’t go wrong with that.
I did a batch with the following ingredients:
Ketchup
Apple cider Vinegar
Worcestershire Sauce
One purple onion
Half a vadila onion
One jalapeños, seeded
Fresh garlic
Olive oil
Light brown sugar
Honey
Salt
Pepper
Ground mustard
Cumin
Thyme
Cayenne pepper
Smoked paprika
Chili powder
Oregano
Sage
I also would make pulled pork in a slow cooker using boneless pork chops. In that slow cooker, I’d add fresh garlic, the other half of the onion, and the seasoned pork with just enough water to cover the pork, and cook on high for about 2-3 hours, then turn it to low for a total of 8 hours. Add some of the sauce after 5-6 hours.