If there is one thing better than BBQ sauce, it’s homemade BBQ sauce. So, if you're wondering how to make your own in your kitchen, we have the best recipe. It’s simple and it’s easy, but it also tastes incredible. Here’s how to make it in five easy to follow steps.
First of all, you need to cook the onion. So, take your frying pan and put the olive oil in it. You can then start to heat up the oil over a relatively low heat before adding the finely chopped onion. It needs to be as finely chopped as possible. Otherwise, your BBQ sauce will turn out too lumpy, and that’s probably not what you want. So, the finer, the better. Cook them in the pan for about five minutes, or until they have softened.
Once you think the onions are done, you need to add all of the other ingredients into the mix. Turn the heat down as you do this. So, you will need to add the 400g of chopped tomatoes. These can be tinned tomatoes; there is no need to make your own. You should then add a couple of garlic cloves that have been finely chopped. Weigh out 90g or brown sugar, and add that to the mix too. Pour in 3 tablespoons of malt vinegar and 2 tablespoons of Worcestershire sauce. Finally, you just need to add some tomato puree or tomato ketchup; either works. You’ll need a tablespoon of that.
When you’ve got everything in the pan, you should turn up the heat a little. Bring the mixture to the boil, while stirring it all continually in order to ensure everything is properly mixed together. Once it reaches the boiling point, you can turn the heat down a little and let the mixture simmer for a while. This is something that should be done until the mixture thickens up. Once it starts to look like barbecue sauce, you can stop. Remember to keep tasting the mixture too. It might be necessary to add some extra seasoning while it simmers.
This final step is optional, so don’t feel obliged to follow it if you don’t want to. However, if the BBQ is not quite smooth enough for you, the problem is pretty easy to fix. You just need to put the sauce into a food processor and let it do its thing. If you don’t have a food processor, a hand blender can do the job just as well. It will make the whole thing a bit smoother. When that’s done, it’s ready to serve!