Servings: 16 servings
Calories: 115kcal
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Equipment
- heavy bottom sauce pan
Ingredients
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Ingredients for Southern-Style Molasses Barbecue Sauce
- 1/4 cup quality olive oil
- 1 cup diced sweet onion such as Vidalia
- 1 tablespoon chopped garlic, about 2 cloves
- 1 cup red wine vinegar
- 1 cup molasses I am using blackstrap molasses, but regular molasses works great, too
- 1 cup ketchup
- 1 tablespoon Dijon mustard
- salt and pepper to taste
Instructions
The Method
- In a 5 quart heavy bottom sauce pan, heat the olive oil.
- Add the onion once oil is shimmering and reduce heat immediately. You want to sweat the onions rather than brown them.
- Add the garlic, red wine vinegar, molasses, and ketchup. Bring to a simmer and reduce until slightly thickened, stirring constantly, about 15 to 20 minutes. **I like to reduce mine by half.
- When the sauce is viscous enough to coat the back of a spoon, taste. Season if necessary with salt and pepper.
- Sauce may be used immediately, or refrigerated overnight. The vinegar profile mellows with refrigeration. Sauce may also be frozen for future use.
Nutrition
Serving: 1servings | Calories: 115kcal | Carbohydrates: 21g | Protein: 1g | Fat: 3g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Sodium: 157mg | Potassium: 373mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 20g | Vitamin A: 77IU | Vitamin C: 1mg | Calcium: 49mg | Iron: 1mg
Please note that the nutrition information provided above is approximate and meant as a guideline only.