Bbq sauce
Bbq sauce recipes have been around for centuries. The first recorded recipe for bbq sauce was found in the cookbook of Apicius, a Roman cookbook from the 1st century AD. This early recipe was made with vinegar, oil, and fish sauce.
The first bbq sauce recipe made with tomatoes was published in 1873 by Mrs. R.T. de Graff in her cookbook, Housekeeping in Old Virginia. This recipe was made with fresh tomatoes, vinegar, sugar, and spices.
Over the years, bbq sauce recipes have been created with a variety of different ingredients. The most common ingredients in bbq sauce recipes include tomatoes, vinegar, sugar, Worcestershire sauce, onion, garlic, mustard, and pepper.
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Recipes
Homemade BBQ Sauce Recipe
- worcestershire sauce
- smoked paprika
- liquid smoke
- apple cider vinegar
- garlic powder
- onion powder
- brown sugar
- black pepper
- ketchup
- molasses
Finger Lickin Good BBQ Sauce
- white vinegar
- onion
- ketchup
- brown sugar
- worcestershire sauce
- cayenne pepper
- chili powder
- olive oil
- garlic
Alabama White BBQ Sauce
- apple cider vinegar
- salt
- cayenne pepper
- black pepper
- mayonnaise
- lemon juice
- garlic
- brown mustard
- sugar
- horseradish
The Best Homemade BBQ Sauce
- ketchup
- salt
- smoked paprika
- unsulphured molasses
- cayenne pepper
- black pepper
- garlic powder
- onion powder
- chili powder
- cinnamon
- mustard
- hickory liquid smoke
- light brown sugar
- red wine vinegar
- tomato sauce
Easy Homemade BBQ Sauce
- honey mustard
- apple cider vinegar
- garlic powder
- paprika
- ketchup
- brown sugar
- honey
- worcestershire sauce
Blueberry BBQ Sauce
- ginger
- unsulphured molasses
- chili powder
- salt
- apple cider vinegar
- dark brown sugar
- allspice
- cinnamon
- blueberry
Golden Carolina BBQ Sauce
- tomato paste
- ground
- black pepper
- mustard
- salt
- apple cider vinegar
- brown sugar
- cayenne pepper
Bourbon-Coffee BBQ Sauce
- chipotle
- espresso
- mustard powder
- worcestershire sauce
- cumin
- onion powder
- salt
- tomato sauce
- tomato paste
- apple cider vinegar
- unsulphured molasses
- bourbon
- dark brown sugar
- maple syrup
- smoked paprika
- garlic
- coffee
Wicker's BBQ Sauce
- mustard
- black pepper
- paprika
- sugar
- apple cider vinegar
- cumin
- salt
- chili powder
BBQ Sauce
- salt
- black pepper
- tomato paste
- bbq seasoning
- worcestershire sauce
- dijon mustard
- dark brown sugar
- water
Sweet and Tangy Watermelon BBQ Sauce Recipe
- balsamic vinegar
- watermelon juice
- brown sugar
- soy sauce
- dijon mustard
- vegetable oil
- red pepper flake
- garlic
Homemade BBQ Sauce Recipe
- olive oil
- paprika
- worcestershire sauce
- salt
- mustard
- black pepper
- onion
- apple cider vinegar
- brown sugar
- molasses
- garlic
- ketchup
Big Bob Gibson's Alabama White BBQ Sauce
- lemon juice
- horseradish
- salt
- mayonnaise
- corn syrup
- cayenne pepper
- apple cider vinegar
Coffee BBQ Sauce
- ketchup
- apple cider vinegar
- espresso
- light brown sugar
- chili powder
- hot mustard
- cumin
- worcestershire sauce
- garlic
- hot chile pepper
Whole30 BBQ Sauce
- onion
- water
- ghee
- smoked paprika
- mustard powder
- date
- coconut amino
- compliant tomato paste
- garlic
- apple cider vinegar
Asian BBQ Sauce
- sesame oil
- soy sauce
- brown sugar
- dijon mustard
- green onion
- rice vinegar
- cayenne pepper
- ketchup
- ginger
Apple Brown Sugar BBQ Sauce
- dark brown sugar
- ketchup
- apple cider vinegar
- applesauce
- garlic powder
- ginger
- salt
- liquid smoke
- onion powder
- apple juice
- gala apple
Chipotle Bbq Sauce
- chipotle red chile paste
- ketchup
- canola oil
- dijon mustard
- coffee
- worcestershire sauce
- onion
- brown sugar
- apple cider vinegar
- lemon juice
- onion
- salt
- chipotle
- chicken stock
- garlic
- ancho chile
- mexican chile
Rhubarb BBQ Sauce Recipe
- rhubarb
- apple cider vinegar
- molasses
- dijon mustard
- olive oil
- worcestershire sauce
- onion
- ketchup
- pepper
- water
- garlic
- tabasco sauce
- salt
BBQ Sauce
- salt
- apple cider vinegar
- dijon mustard
- worcestershire sauce
- mustard
- garlic powder
- onion powder
- cayenne pepper
- onion
- garlic
- dark chili powder
- smoked paprika
- brown sugar
- molasses
- ketchup
- butter
Honey-Sriracha BBQ Sauce
- ginger
- ketchup
- apple cider vinegar
- honey
- fish sauce
- sriracha
- garlic
Strawberry Chipotle BBQ Sauce
- ketchup
- worcestershire sauce
- onion
- black pepper
- salt
- strawberry
- olive oil
- mustard
- garlic
- brown sugar
- chipotle
Raspberry Chipotle BBQ Sauce Plus 10 Finger Lickin’ Barbecue Sauce Recipes to Light Up the Grill
- cornstarch
- vegetable oil
- garlic powder
- salt
- liquid smoke
- jalapeño
- apple cider vinegar
- sugar
- light brown sugar
- water
- raspberry
- chipotle
Balsamic BBQ Sauce
- oregano
- salt
- basil
- apple cider vinegar
- water
- garlic powder
- black pepper
- molasses
- mustard powder
- balsamic vinegar
- tomato paste
Bodacious White BBQ Sauce
- black pepper
- lemon juice
- salt
- heavy mayo
- white vinegar
White BBQ Sauce
- mayonnaise
- brown mustard
- lemon juice
- creole seasoning
- worcestershire sauce
- horseradish
- garlic
- cayenne pepper
- brown sugar
- apple cider vinegar
- salt
Homemade BBQ Sauce
- dijon mustard
- lemon juice
- molasses
- worcestershire sauce
- garlic
- apple cider vinegar
- chili powder
- celery seed
- pepper flake
- onion
- brown sugar
- ketchup
- honey
- smoked paprika
Barefoot BBQ Hang Ten BBQ Sauce
- onion
- lemon
- bourbon
- molasses
- worcestershire
- chili powder
- white vinegar
- black pepper
- salt
- ketchup
- brown sugar
- garlic
- tomato juice
- vegetable juice
- butter
Chile-Coffee BBQ Sauce
- black coffee
- tomato puree
- salt
- oregano
- onion
- turbinado sugar
- cumin
- clove
- corn oil
- apple cider vinegar
- guajillo chile
- mulato chile
- garlic
Carolina Gold BBQ Sauce
- yellow mustard
- apple cider vinegar
- salt
- dijon mustard
- light brown sugar
- stone mustard
- hot sauce
- tomato paste
- worcestershire sauce
- black pepper
Carolina Gold BBQ Sauce
- yellow mustard
- butter
- worcestershire sauce
- garlic powder
- pepper
- onion powder
- apple cider vinegar
- brown sugar
- tabasco
- honey
- salt
Homemade BBQ Sauce
- apple cider vinegar
- ketchup
- garlic powder
- onion powder
- paprika
- salt
- brown sugar
- pepper
- chili powder
- worcestershire sauce
Keto BBQ Sauce
- chili powder
- cumin
- salt
- smoked paprika
- worcestershire sauce
- yellow mustard
- tomato paste
- shallot
- apple cider vinegar
- erythritol sweetener
- liquid smoke
- olive oil
- garlic
- water
Homemade BBQ Sauce
- garlic powder
- smoked paprika
- tomato sauce
- apple cider vinegar
- salt
- black pepper
- onion powder
- honey
- molasses
- tomato paste
- liquid smoke
- worcestershire
- cayenne pepper
Honey BBQ Sauce
- apple juice
- honey
- brown sugar
- apple cider vinegar
- mustard
- olive oil
- shallot
- tomato paste
Red Chile BBQ Sauce
- tomato
- orange zest
- thyme
- red wine vinegar
- cayenne pepper
- light brown sugar
- worcestershire sauce
- onion
- canola oil
- orange juice
- ancho chile
- garlic
- salt
Bourbon BBQ Sauce
- mustard powder
- onion powder
- bourbon
- salt
- black pepper
- cumin
- oregano
- garlic powder
- hot sauce
- liquid smoke
- brown sugar
- molasses
- apple cider vinegar
- tomato paste
Mustard BBQ Sauce
- yellow mustard
- worcestershire sauce
- ketchup
- apple cider vinegar
- honey
- onion
- cayenne pepper
- black pepper
- garlic
- light brown sugar
- salt
Keto BBQ Sauce
- garlic powder
- smoked paprika
- apple cider vinegar
- brown swerve
- black pepper
- salt
- onion powder
- cayenne pepper
- liquid smoke
- water
- tomato paste
- hot sauce
Hoisin BBQ Sauce
- barbecue sauce
- hoisin sauce
- sriracha
Homemade BBQ Sauce
- molasses
- worcestershire sauce
- salt
- garlic powder
- onion powder
- water
- mustard
- paprika
- brown sugar
- ketchup
- apple cider vinegar
Ingredient Breakdown
Insights
Correlated with Higher Ratings
- molasses
- smoked paprika
- onion powder
- worcestershire sauce
- chili powder
- salt
- garlic
Staple Ingredients
- apple cider vinegar 63%
- salt 61%
- garlic 41%
- worcestershire sauce 41%
Common Ingredients
- ketchup 39%
- brown sugar 37%
- black pepper 32%
Usual Ingredients
- garlic powder 24%
- onion 24%
- cayenne pepper 22%
- chili powder 22%
- dijon mustard 20%
- molasses 20%
- onion powder 20%
- smoked paprika 20%
- tomato paste 17%
- lemon juice 15%
- mustard 15%
- water 15%
- cumin 12%
- honey 12%
- liquid smoke 12% See More
- olive oil 12%