The Best Homemade Barbecue Sauce Recipe

This really is the best homemade barbecue sauce recipe. This sauce is thick and sweet, tangy and delicious!

Use this sauce as a delicious dip, sauce, or rub it on some ribs, chicken or any type of meat- the possibilities are endless!

This easy homemade barbecue sauce is now a staple in our household! For more homemade staple sauces, be sure to check out my simple homemade mayonnaise or my easy and delicious homemade ranch!

For an amazingly delicious dip, try mixing this homemade barbecue sauce with my homemade ranch for the best sauce you will ever taste!

Tools You May Need

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Saucepan

Hand whisk

Measuring spoons

Measuring cups

Notes

As the sauce cools down, it will have less of a strong apple cider vinegar smell. After refrigeration especially, it will begin to have more of that desired sweet and tangy barbecue sauce smell!

Ingredients

• 1 1/2 cups tomato ketchup
• 1/3 cup apple cider vinegar
• 1/2 cup water
• 2 tablespoons yellow mustard
• 1/3 cup Worcestershire sauce
• 3/4 cup brown sugar, packed
• 1/2 tsp paprika
• 2 tsp onion powder
• 2 tsp garlic powder
• 1/2 tsp black pepper

Instructions

Combine all ingredients in a small or medium size saucepan.

Using a hand whisk, mix together all the ingredients until smooth.

Place saucepan on stovetop.

Bring the barbecue sauce mixture to a boil and allow to boil for several seconds.

Then, reduce to a simmer, and cook uncovered for 30 minutes.

How To Store

I store my homemade barbecue sauce in a glass mason jar in the refrigerator.