Sweet N Smoky BBQ Sauce. This Sweet and Smoky BBQ Sauce is what dreams are made of. My secret ingredient for homemade barbecue sauce is a touch of smoked paprika. It adds just enough of that earthy, smoky flavor without overwhelming the sweetness of the sauce.
You might remember when I shared a recipe for a Basic Homemade BBQ Sauce—with only three ingredients!—and that's still my go-to when I'm short on ingredients and time.
I'm from the western piedmont/foothills area of NC so I'm used to a smoky sweet red BBQ sauce.
This recipe is a great place to start.
You can cook Sweet N Smoky BBQ Sauce using 7 ingredients and 3 steps. Here is how you achieve it.
Ingredients of Sweet N Smoky BBQ Sauce
- You need 2 cup of all natural ketchup (no high fructose corn syrup).
- It's 1 1/2 cup of packed brown sugar.
- Prepare 1/4 cup of apple cider (not the vinegar).
- It's 2 tbsp of applewood liquid smoke.
- It's 1/2 tsp of garlic powder.
- It's 1/2 tsp of onion powder.
- You need 1 small of pinch cayenne pepper (add a little more if you like a little heat with your sweet).
As you make it experiment with how much spice or sweetness you prefer. Perfect for smothering wings or dunking chicken nuggets, one taste of this sweet and smoky barbeque sauce will please your patrons! The natural smoke flavor found in this barbeque sauce will remind your customers of outdoor summer barbeques and keep them coming back for more throughout the year. Match the smoky flavor with a hint of pineapple juice and molasses for sweet flavor, blended with.
Sweet N Smoky BBQ Sauce instructions
- Combine all ingredients in a medium sauce pan. If you have any clumps of brown sugar smash them with the back of your spoon against the sides of the sauce pan..
- Bring sauce to a boil over medium heat, stirring occasionally. Reduce heat to medium low and let simmer for 20 minutes uncovered to reduce and thicken, again stirring occasionally..
- Turn off heat and set pan aside to allow sauce to cool completely, it will get even thicker as it cools. Transfer to an air tight container and store in your fridge. Use on all your favorite bbq, but this sauce was created specifically for my pulled pork recipe. Yum! https://cookpad.com/us/recipes/368062-apple-cider-smoked-pork.
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