Low Carb BBQ Sauce from scratch

[atuesley]

Ingredients:
2 strips of thick bacon, chopped fine (or see note)
1 small onion, minced
1 clove garlic, minced or 1/4 teaspoon garlic powder
1 small can (6 oz) tomato paste
1 can (12 oz) diet (sugar-free) cola - Splenda-sweetened preferred
1/4 cup low carb (sugar-free) catsup, (or see note)
3 T mustard
1 Tablespoon Worcestershire sauce
1 pinch ground cloves
Hot sauce to taste

Preparation:
Note 1: If you prefer to leave the bacon out, add 1-3 teaspoons of liquid smoke, to taste, near the end of the cooking. Alternatively, add some smoky flavor using 1 teaspoon of smoked paprika, or chipotle powder to taste.
Note 2: If you can't find low carb catsup, leave it out, but add about a tablespoon of vinegar and some sweetener, to taste.

1) Fry the bacon in a saucepan - a 2 qt pan works well.
2) Add the onion and cook over medium until soft - 3-5 minutes. Add garlic at this point if you're using fresh and stir it for half a minute or so.
3) Add the rest of the ingredients, plus about half a cup of water. Stir well. 4) Simmer for 20-30 minutes. It will cook down a bit and flavors will combine. 5) Adjust the seasonings so you have the balance you want - you can add vinegar, artificial sweetener (liquid preferred), or hot sauce. (If it's too hot, adding more sweetener will tone it down.)


The recipe makes approximately 10 servings of 1/4 cup each. Each serving has about 3.5 grams of carbohydrate plus 1 gram of fiber.


Making this over the weekend for my pork roast. Going to slow cook it all day, and have pulled pork with home made coleslaw (made with splenda of course) I think I will be using diet Dr. Pepper for a little twist, and maybe even add in some extra spices.

Enjoy!

[sammiles12]

This is a sweet recipe. I love my BBQ Sauce, and being able to have it low carb is going to make my week.

[jordy]

so I marinated chicken wings in this sauce, delicious ! Fed the whole family ! I like these recipes where I know I have everything in the cupboard and dont need to shop for products I may only use once or twice.

[atuesley]

Yes! I'm so glad you liked it.

I was seriously blown away by the batch I made of it last weekend for the pulled pork we had. I added some spices, hot stuff because the spicey-er the better!

Also fed the whole fam. And they were all so impressed. Yummm! This is one I'm going to print out and keep handy!