Dr. Pepper BBQ Sauce
Simple homemade bbq sauce recipe with Dr. Pepper, tomato paste, brown sugar, molasses, vinegar and more. Great on grilled chicken, pork chops, ribs and more!
Servings: 5 cups
Ingredients
- 2 tbsp butter
- 1 onion , minced
- 1/2 red pepper , minced
- 5 garlic cloves , minced
- 1/2 cup molasses
- 1 can (355 ml) Dr. Pepper soda pop
- 1/2 cup vinegar
- 1 1/2 cup brown sugar
- 1 tsp salt
- 1/2 tsp black pepper
- 1 1/2 cups tomato paste
Instructions
- Melt the butter in a saucepan. Add the onion, red pepper, garlic to the saucepan and saute until they are tender and beginning to caramelize, about 8 minutes.
- Add the molasses, Dr. Pepper, brown sugar, vinegar, salt and pepper. Bring to a boil. Let it cook with a low rolling boil for about 10 minutes. Stir occasionally so that nothing sticks to the bottom of the saucepan.
- Stir in the tomato paste and lower the heat. Let the sauce simmer for 30 minutes, stirring every few minutes.
- Remove from the heat and let the sauce cool to room temperature.
- Puree in a blender until smooth.