BBQ Sauce 🍗

A close-up of a pan filled with tomato sauce, BBQ sauce, and sliced onions, being stirred with a wooden spatula.

Melissa Jo

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Hey friends! This is my delicious homemade barbeque sauce recipe that I got from my mother! This one I've been making so long I can measure the ingredients without any measuring cups 😂. On a real note this dish is absolutely delish and it's one of my classic dishes I've been making from way before I even started making social media videos. This dish has a tangy delicious flavor that will seriously surprise you. This is the type of BBQ Sauce you can't just buy in a bottle. It pairs perfectly with chicken and you will most definitely be saving this recipe for the next time you crave some BBQ!

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Prep Time 10

Cook Time 44

Total Time 55

Servings: 8 people

Course: Main Course

Cuisine: American

Calories: 285

Ingredients

1 stick salted butter
1 large sweet onion sliced
1 tsp of both salt & pepper to taste
1 tsp paprika
1 tbsp chili powder
32 oz ketchup
1/4 cup dijon mustard
1 lemon juiced
4-5 shakes worcestershire sauce
3-4 shakes tabasco
4 bone in skin on chicken drumsticks
4 bone in skin on chicken thighs

Method

In a pan with high sides add a stick of butter, onions, salt, pepper, paprika, & garlic powder.
Let that sauté until the onions are translucent.
Then add in the ketchup, dijon mustard, chili powder, lemon juice, worcestershire sauce, and tabasco.
Stir everything together and let that simmer for 15-20 minutes.
Place your chicken pieces in a 9x13 baking dish and season both sides of the chicken with salt & pepper.
Pour half the bbq sauce over the chicken and save the rest of the sauce for dipping.
Bake that in the 375°F for 1 hour. Serve with the remaining bbq sauce for dipping. Enjoy!!

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Nutrition

Calories: 285kcalCarbohydrates: 34gProtein: 14gFat: 13gSaturated Fat: 3gPolyunsaturated Fat: 3gMonounsaturated Fat: 5gTrans Fat: 0.1gCholesterol: 71mgSodium: 1187mgPotassium: 522mgFiber: 1gSugar: 25gVitamin A: 1066IUVitamin C: 12mgCalcium: 35mgIron: 1mg

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