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!
Prep Time: 10 minutesminutes
Cook Time: 30 minutesminutes
Total Time: 40 minutesminutes
Servings: 20servings
Ingredients
2tbspbutter
1onion, minced
1/2red pepper, minced
5garlic cloves, minced
1/2cupmolasses
1canDr. Pepper soda pop, 355ml can
1/2cupvinegar
1 1/2cupbrown sugar
1tspsalt
1/2tspblack pepper
1 1/2cupstomato 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.