I’m a fan of a better barbeque sauce. Too many are sickly sweet, or use ketchup as a base. This one does neither. It’s relatively low-carb, AND it’s got a hearty bone broth as a base.
(You do remember how good bone broth is for you, don’t you?)
This recipe for a Better Barbeque Sauce comes from The Garden of Eating, one of my top-five recommended cookbooks.
Better Barbeque Sauce
The Players
- 1 tbsp. unrefined coconut oil (where to find coconut oil)
- 1 cup minced fresh onion
- 1 tbsp. naturally-fermented soy sauce
- 3 cloves minced garlic
- 1 tsp. ground cumin
- 1 tsp. dry mustard
- 1/3 tsp. ground chipotle chili powder
- 1 tsp. dry basil
- 1 tsp. dry oregano
- 1 6oz. can tomato paste
- 1 1/4 cups homemade beef broth
- 2 tbsp. raw apple cider vinegar
- 1/4 tsp. stevia (where to find stevia)
- 1 tbsp. honey (where to find raw honey)
Click here to see where to find organic, bulk spices.
The How-To
1. Heat oil in a 1 quart saucepan over medium heat. Add onions and stir until tender, about 5 minutes. Add remaining ingredients and whisk until smooth. Bring to a low boil, cover, reduce heat, and simmer, stirring periodically until mixture thickens, 20 to 30 minutes.
2. Pour into wide-mouth glass jar; allow to cool. Cover and refrigerate. Use within 2 weeks or freeze.
ENJOY!!!
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Wow! Just today I was wishing for a nourishing bbq sauce and here it is!
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That sounds mighty tasty – I need to stock up on some of those ingredients and give ‘er a rip.
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@jangunter Better Barbecue Sauce with Bone Broth base http://bit.ly/97jjE0
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Great recipe. I can’t wait to try it.
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Better Barbeque Sauce Recipe http://shar.es/mtSoR
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AH!!! Yes!!! I have searched over and over again for a halfway decent BBQ sauce that didn’t include ketchup, liquid smoke, or other ingredients I don’t have and/or don’t want to use. This is perfect. I may make a few changes based on our tastes, but YAY! Thank you for a good place to start! I got a good quality pork roast and there is going to be pulled pork at my house next week. Oh yes. And now I have sauce to go with it.
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I’ve sometimes used Worcestershire sauce instead of the soy sauce. We like it that way, too.
I LOVE THIS! I bone broth base – just perfect. Thank you so much for posting. I’m off to buy the cookbook.
Neat, isn’t it? Why use ketchup and liquid smoke when you can use nutrient-dense REAL food?
Thanks, that looks good! I can’t wait to try it. Just hope it passes the husband test. Last batch of healthy BBQ sauce I made he hated. 🙁 Still have some in the freezer.
Jassica — That’s why I like to tweak recipes. Get one that forms the base idea, then add or take away based on our preferences.
This looks great! I’m always looking for new ways to include broth in our food.
Has anyone tried it with chicken broth?
Lisa — The recipe as it appears in the cookbook presents the option for either chicken broth OR beef broth. I like the beef broth because it provides that “meatier” flavor, but chicken broth works well, too. 🙂
Thank you for posting my favorite bbq sauce recipe (from my Garden of Eating cookbook). I appreciate your support of my work!
Sincerely,
Chef Rachel
Great paleo & primal diet bbq sauce recipe using honey & stevia: http://tinyurl.com/y2466zq
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The color alone has sold me. GREG
Aw, that’s just Photoshop (or in my case, GIMP).
Nice. I love Stevia, and am always looking for ways to use it. I like that you still used some honey for that little bit of stickiness that a good barbecue sauce has.
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Oooh, this looks awesome!
Any thoughts on using molasses instead of honey?
Why not? It sounds like it would be good.
Awesome! I’ve been looking for a bbq sauce recipe!
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I made sloppy joes using this sauce with grass fed ground beef. It turned out awesome!
That sounds delicious! I’ve been making something in that family with onions, chicken broth, dijon, and honey to go on chicken for a while. It’s fantastic, so I imagine this bbq sauce is pretty good, too. I’ll give it a try soon–thanks for sharing!
I saved the recipe! My last (first) batch of homemade organic BBQ sauce was a bit too sweet, and didn’t have our beloved bone broth!
Excellent! Thank you!
I absolutely LOVE this site! Thanks for promoting REAL food!
Approx how much does this make?
I LOVE THIS! I bone broth base – just perfect.
This recipe sounds and looks delicious. Can this recipe be canned and how would you do it?
Why all the hate on ketchup from the commenters? I’d love to see our Food Renegade twist this recipe and make a healthy ketchup. It’d really sell with my kids (and the adults in our families with child-like tastes).
Any suggestions on how to make a vegetarian option for this BBQ sauce?? It looks delicious just cant use the bone broth. Thanks!
Use vegetable broth?
Canned toamto paste? Really? Have you found another way to do this without the BPA lined canned products? The acidity in tomatoes makes even more BPA leach into the food. I was let down when I read that because I need a good BBQ sauce recipe and assumed you’d never use canned.
I home can my tomato products, or buy Bionaturae Organic Tomato Paste from my grocery store since it’s BPA-free, organic, and comes in glass jars that my kiddos like drinking out of!
My husband can’t tolerate onions/garlic and with the large amount of onions in this recipe, I’m not sure I can just leave it out. Any ideas? 🙂
Beef broth? I’ve read many of your articles and, given your knowledge and priorities made the assumption you must be vegan.
There are wholesome alternatives to beef broth etc and they’re worth a look if you really value your health.
Best.
Can’t wait to try this! I’ll be making two batches, more than likely, one following this recipe and one with added pepper flakes for a spicy zip! Does the ACV help preserve the bone broth for up to 2 weeks? I only ask because I make a big batch weekly (and it’s the end of the week). I’d love for this to last two weeks for me to be able to use it in other recipes.
Thanks, Food Renegade – I’m addicted to your meatballs. Best recipe for quick, nutrient-packed lunch for the kiddos that they LOVE.
I’m curious, is the photo at the top of the recipe an actual pic of your finished product?
Does the recipe really call for that much tomato paste?? Or was that a typo. Tomato sauce maybe? Or crushed tomatoes??
Delicious! Recipe quantity is great. Easy to keep on hand. The only change I made was to use onion and garlic powder because I wanted a smooth sauce. Recipe is easily adjustable to anyone’s taste (e.g. sweeter, hotter), but once someone makes, they will no longer use prepared-store bought sauce.