Originally posted by Keri Cathey in the Appetizers Forum on 6/5/03.
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Keri's Experimental Sugar Free Barbecue Sauce
1 can tomato paste (6 oz)
1 onion, finely minced & sauted
1 cup water
1/4 cup cider vinegar
2 tbsp. Worcestershire sauce
2 Tbsp Chipotle-style Tabasco sauce (optional, to taste - GOOD STUFF)
1 tbsp. dry mustard
1 tbsp. chili powder
2 packets Splenda (or more, to your taste)
1 tsp ground black pepper
1 tsp fresh lemon juice
1 tsp garlic powder
1/2 tsp seasoned salt (optional)
Mix ingredients in blender or whisk together if you like it chunky, then simmer for at least 20 minutes, adding a bit more water and vinegar if it's too thick for your tastes. Pour into a glass container and refrigerate to keep fresh. Use as table sauce. Adjust seasonings to suit your own taste. If you know of a good brown sugar substitute, I think that might be a good addition.
To make the sauce even better, put the pot in your smoker for a while with no lid on it to give it some smoke.
No guarantees that it'll look like this the next time I make it, but there it is. As usual, your mileage may vary...
Keri Cathey
Smokin on Tulsa Time
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Keri's Experimental Sugar Free Barbecue Sauce
1 can tomato paste (6 oz)
1 onion, finely minced & sauted
1 cup water
1/4 cup cider vinegar
2 tbsp. Worcestershire sauce
2 Tbsp Chipotle-style Tabasco sauce (optional, to taste - GOOD STUFF)
1 tbsp. dry mustard
1 tbsp. chili powder
2 packets Splenda (or more, to your taste)
1 tsp ground black pepper
1 tsp fresh lemon juice
1 tsp garlic powder
1/2 tsp seasoned salt (optional)
Mix ingredients in blender or whisk together if you like it chunky, then simmer for at least 20 minutes, adding a bit more water and vinegar if it's too thick for your tastes. Pour into a glass container and refrigerate to keep fresh. Use as table sauce. Adjust seasonings to suit your own taste. If you know of a good brown sugar substitute, I think that might be a good addition.
To make the sauce even better, put the pot in your smoker for a while with no lid on it to give it some smoke.
No guarantees that it'll look like this the next time I make it, but there it is. As usual, your mileage may vary...
Keri Cathey
Smokin on Tulsa Time