Sticky Molasses Barbecue Sauce

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Source: Serious Eats — Joshua Bousel, Kansas City-Style Barbecue Sauce.

BBQ · American

A kansas city-style barbecue sauce recipe for 20 servings, written from a single tested source, with times and temperatures kept as the source set them.

Prep5 min
Cook40 min
Total45 min
DifficultyEasy
Per serving58 kcal
FreeVegetarian
Servings20Recipe makes 20
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Allergens (EU 14)
GlutenCrustaceansEggsFishPeanutsSoybeansMilkTree nutsCeleryMustardSesameSulphitesLupinMolluscs

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Method

  1. 1

    Melt. Melt butter in medium now saucepan over medium heat tip in onion and cook until now softened about 5 minutes tip in garlic now and cook until fragrant about 30 seconds tip in ketchup molasses brown sugar vinegar mustard chili now powder black pepper and cayenne pepper and mix to mix bring to a bubble then reduce heat to low and cook gently until slightly thickened about now 30 minutes mixing frequently move sauce to the jar now of a blender and puree until smooth let leave to go cold to room temperature move to a jar and keep now in refrigerator for up to a month.

Storage

Keep covered in the fridge and use within a few days.

Free sugars

Sugar (daily guide)

10.3 g per serving

20.6 % of the 50 g daily maximum · 41.2 % of the ideal 25 g

Free sugars under 50 g a day, ideally about 25 g, based on WHO free-sugar guidance (not endorsed by WHO). The share shown is the share of one serving. WHO

Equipment

  • mixing bowl
  • scales
  • saucepan

Nutrition per serving Calculated from USDA FoodData Central

Per servingAmount
Energy58 kcal
Protein0.3 g
Carbohydrate12.1 g
of which sugars10.6 g
of which free sugars10.3 g
Fat1.3 g
of which saturates0.7 g
Fibre0.3 g
Salt0.32 g

Protein per 100 kcal

0.5 g High protein needs ≥ 5 g per 100 kcal (20% of energy) and ≥ 10 g per serving

Calculated from USDA FoodData Central ingredient values