Easy Sweet and Spicy BBQ Sauce
Perfect blend between sweet and tangy with a hint of spice that is finger licking good! Slather it on fish, chicken, vegetables, pizzas, or even tofu!
Ingredients
- 1 onion diced red or white
- 1 4 in ginger, peeled/minced or shredded or 1 tbsp store-bought ginger paste
- 2-3 garlic cloves, minced
- 1 serrano or jalapeno pepper, deseeded/minced
- 1/2 tsp allspice
- 1 tsp smoked paprika
- 1 tsp garam masala
- 1 cinnamon stick
- 1 tsp ground coriander
- 1 tsp ground cumin
- 1 tsp cayenne or chili powder
- 2 tbsp apple cider vinegar
- 1/4 to 1/2 cup honey or brown sugar substitute maple syrup
- 1 tbsp ground mustard
- 2-3 tbsp tamarind paste, concentrated
- 2 tbsp tomato paste
- salt to taste
Instructions
- Heat large sauce pan over medium heat. Add olive oil and saute onions until translucent. Add garlic, ginger, serrano pepper, and saute for 1-2 minutes. Add in dry spices/cinnamon stick to toast for a minute except ground mustard.
- Add in tomato paste for a minute then add in tomato sauce, molasses, honey, worcestershire sauce, apple cider vinegar, salt, and ground mustard. Bring to a boil and decrease heat to low and cover. Let it simmer for 30-45 minutes.
- Adjust seasonings accordingly. Blend in blender or use immersion blender. Make sure to remove cinnamon stick before blending.
Notes
- Use equal parts of lime and brown sugar as substitute for tamarind concentrate or
- Citrus marmalade or
- Pomegranate molasses
- Try it on fish, chicken, vegetables, tofu, pizza, ribs, pulled pork, and even in egg burritos!