Easy BBQ sauce recipe

Name: Easy BBQ sauce
Yield: Makes about 400g
Ingredients: 2 tsp vegetable oil; 1 small onion, sliced; 2 tsp smoked paprika; 2 tsp English mustard powder; 2 tsp garlic granules; 200g tomato ketchup; 2 tbsp tomato purée; 75ml cider vinegar; 75g soft light brown sugar; 3 tbsp treacle; 2 tbsp Worcestershire sauce

Created by The Tesco Recipes team

Making your own versatile BBQ sauce is easy with this make-ahead recipe! Made with simple ingredients this sauce is perfect for slathering on anything you'd like to barbecue.

See method

Makes about 400g
Takes 40 mins plus cooling
31 calories / serving

Dairy-free

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Tesco Pure Vegetable Oil 1L
Aldi Price Match
2 tsp vegetable oil
£1.45
£1.45/litre
Tesco Brown Onions Loose
1 small onion, sliced
£0.11
£0.95/kg
Tesco Smoked Paprika 48G
2 tsp smoked paprika
£1.00
£20.83/kg
Colman's Original English Mustard Powder 57G
Everyday Low Price
2 tsp English mustard powder
£2.30
£40.35/kg
Tesco Garlic Granules 56G
2 tsp garlic granules
£1.00
£17.86/kg
Hellmann's Tomato Ketchup Sauce Squeezy 430ml
200g tomato ketchup
£2.15
£5.00/litre
Tesco Cider Vinegar 350Ml
75ml cider vinegar
£1.65
£4.71/litre
Tesco Light Brown Soft Sugar 500g
75g soft light brown sugar
£2.00
£4.00/kg
Lyles Black Treacle 454G
Everyday Low Price
3 tbsp treacle
£1.75
£3.86/kg
Tesco Worcester Sauce 150Ml
2 tbsp Worcestershire sauce
£1.30
£8.67/litre
Tesco Tomato Puree 200G
Aldi Price Match
2 tbsp tomato purée
£0.59
£2.95/kg

Method

Heat the oil in a medium, lidded saucepan over a low heat and add the onion. Cover and cook for 10-12 mins until soft and translucent but not coloured. Stir in the spices and cook for another 1 min.
Whisk in the remaining ingredients and bring to a simmer. Bubble gently over a low heat for 25 mins, stirring occasionally. Remove from the heat and leave to cool for 10 mins.
Blend the sauce with a stick blender or in a blender until completely smooth. Spoon into sterilised jars* while still warm, then close the lids tightly. Leave the sauce for a couple of days before using, if possible, to let the flavour mellow.