Homemade Barbecue Sauce

Barbecue sauce! Cheaper and healthier than the bottle stuff, no plastic bottle for the landfill, and personalized to make it yours.

Over medium heat, heat:

• 1 glug olive oil (about a tablespoon)

When the oil is hot, add:

• 1 onion, chopped (as finely as possible, super fine if you don’t have an immersion blender)
• 2-4 cloves garlic, minced (depending on size and garlic love levels)

Once those are fragrant and the onion is translucent, add:

• 1 can tomato paste
• Tomato paste can re-filled with water (stir it up to get all leftover paste)
• 1/2 boullion cube
• 1 tsp whole grain dijon
• 1 TBSP ACV
• 1/4 cup brown sugar
• 2 TBSP maple syrup
• 1 TBSP soy sauce (tamari, braggs, coconut aminos all work here)
• 1 TBSP seasoning (chili powder is an easy option, combos of oregano/cumin/cayenne/smoked paprika/coriander/cayenne work fine too, use what ya got)

Bring to a simmer and let simmer for 5 minutes

Then, mix

• 1/4 cup of apple juice, pineapple juice or red wine (use what ya got!)
• 2 TBSP arrowroot starch, cornstarch or tapioca starch

When thoroughly mixed (no chunks!), add to the other ingredients in the sauce pan.

Let simmer 15-20 minutes, tasting occasionally for sweetness and salt levels.