Sugar Free BBQ Sauce Recipe

I found this recipe for “The World’s Best Barbeque Sauce (Sugar Free)” on the net. It’s by A Real Food Lover

(makes 2 cups)

INGREDIENTS:

• 1 Tbsp grass-fed butter or coconut oil
• 1 cup sweet onion, diced small
• 1 Tbsp soy sauce
• 3-4 cloves of garlic, minced
• 1 tsp cumin
• 1 tsp dry mustard powder
• 1 tsp oregano
• 1 tsp basil
• 1 tsp chipotle chili powder
• 1 Tbsp chili powder
• 1 can (6 oz) tomato paste
• 1-1/2 cups homemade chicken stock (or beef or vegetable)
• 2 Tbsp apple cider vinegar
• 1/2 to 1 tsp Stevia Powder (or sweetener of choice)

DIRECTIONS:

1. Heat butter/oil in sauce pan and saute’ onion for 3-4 minutes until translucent.
2. Add all remaining ingredients and bring to a boil. (You can serve it like this, but I like to boil it down to thicken it a while. I turn down the heat, cover the pan and let it simmer for 20 minutes or so. I also find the longer cooking time melds the flavors, and it turns out to be even more delicious.

NOTES:

This keeps for 3 weeks in the fridge and also freezes very well. If you eat as much meat as we do, it won’t last you that long.

COMMENTS: (mine)

Since we are wimps when it comes to lots of spices or any idea of what we consider ‘hot,’ I used maybe 1/4 tsp regular chili powder, and didn’t have the chipotle chili power at all. I used 1/2 tsp of Truvia, rather than the Stevia, just because I had that. I used Kerry Gold butter, and Swanson chicken stock.

My husband was skeptical, but got interested as he smelled the simmering sauce. :0) We ate it on our servings of pork loin. I waited to hear what my husband thought. He said it wasn’t the best BBQ sauce he ever ate, but that it was GOOD – and that he was delighted he could still have BBQ sauce even though he’s watching his sugar. HOORAY!