Basic Barbecue Sauce

Rating: 2.33 stars
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Bottled barbecue sauces are often loaded with sodium and high-fructose corn syrup. In ours, strong coffee balances the sweetness of molasses and orange juice while the chiles and hot sauce provide subtle heat.

Patsy Jamieson
Source: EatingWell Magazine, July/August 1994

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Recipe Summary

total:
30 mins
Servings:
32

Nutrition Profile:

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Ingredients

Directions

  • Combine coffee, ketchup, molasses, orange juice, vinegar, Worcestershire, mustard and chiles in a medium heavy saucepan; bring to a simmer, stirring. Cook over low heat, stirring frequently, until slightly thickened, 10 to 15 minutes. Let cool and discard the chiles. Add hot sauce to taste.

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Tips

Make Ahead Tip: Cover and refrigerate for up to 1 week.

Nutrition Facts

Serving Size: 1 tablespoon
Per Serving:
17 calories; protein 0.1g; carbohydrates 4.4g; sugars 3.8g; vitamin a iu 47.5IU; vitamin c 0.9mg; folate 1.2mcg; calcium 7.3mg; iron 0.2mg; magnesium 7.6mg; potassium 70.1mg; sodium 87.6mg.
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EatingWell User
Rating: 1 stars
04/02/2014
Ketchup & Worcestershire sauce both have a fair amount of Sodium in them! Ketchup & Worcestershire sauce both have a fair amount of Sodium in them and this came up under a google search for Sodium Free Barbecue Sauce. Read More
EatingWell User
Rating: 3 stars
10/29/2011
Ketchup & Worcestershire sauce both have high fructose corn syrup. So you're defeating the purpose of a "healthy" sauce. Read More
EatingWell User
Rating: 3 stars
10/30/2011
I think you should have given the definition of the strongly brewed coffee! I used 3 tbsp per 3/4 of instant coffee (which is about 3x of the normal doze worked great for me in a banana-coffee bread) and I had to increase and increase adn increase the recipe to get rid of at least some bitterness by adding water and tomato paste! It was not fun and the sauce was still bitter even with dilution. Not all of us are coffee drinkers who instinctevly know what 'strong coffee' is! Read More
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