I think we can safely say that some days, you just don’t have the ingredient you need in your pantry, fridge or in any part of the kitchen! For us, it was because we just moved and had not a lot of stuff for food since we started a fridge from scratch. We had pork tenderloin and wanted a BBQ sauce, but too late realized that no one had gotten it at the grocery store, not thinking about it. What’s a girl gotta do? Make a BBQ sauce from scratch of course!
Here’s what to do in case you don’t have BBQ sauce: if you have a tomato paste/sauce, vinegar, spices, and sweetener like maple syrup, you can combine these elements to make your own version of BBQ! Some people add things like worcestershire sauce, and some acidic fruit but the main thing is to have a vinegar to work against the tomato acidity and voila! A BBQ sauce.
Chipotle Lime Bourbon BBQ Sauce
When you want to try a new sauce or have just plain run out of BBQ sauce, try this quick sauce to use on pulled pork, chicken, pork chops, hot dogs, burgers and more!
Ingredients
- 1 cup ketchup
- 1/4 cup balsamic vinegar Any vinegar will work!
- 1 tsp paprika
- 1 tsp black pepper
- 1 tsp tabasco chipotle
- 3 tsp chilli garlic sauce
- 1/2 cup water
- himalayan pink salt (or sea salt), to taste
- 2 1/2 tsp maple syrup
- 1/2 cup Bourbon, 86 or 81 Proof Wild Turkey is a great bourbon to put in!
- 4 large cloves garlic, diced
- zest of one lime
- 1 tbsp lime juice (1/2 a lime)
Instructions
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On medium low heat, use a small to medium pot for the sauce and add in all the ingredients listed one by one, making sure to stir constantly as to evenly distribute the heat. Continue heating until the flavours are all incorporated, about 10 minutes.
