How to Make an Easy Barbecue Sauce from Scratch - Mighty Mrs | Super Easy Recipes (2024)

Learn how to make this easy barbecue sauce from scratch and you’ll never go back to bottled barbecue sauces again. It’s easy to tweak this recipe to your personal preferences once you get the basics down.

Learn how to make this easy barbecue sauce from scratch and you’ll never go back to bottled barbecue sauces again.

It’s easy to tweak this recipe to your personal preferences once you get the basics down.

★ Why You'll Love this Recipe ★

It's easier thank you think to make delicious homemade BBQ sauce.

You need just a few basic ingredients plus herbs to get started.

This recipe is totally customizable but it's also great as-is!

★ Ingredients You'll Need ★

There are many variations of barbecue sauce, but here's everything you'll need for this simple recipe:

• Ketchup, yellow mustard, Worcestershire sauce, apple cider vinegar, brown sugar, thyme, chili power, onion and garlic powder.

You can play around with the ingredients adjusting the quantity and eliminating ketchup or mustard, trying different types of vinegar or adding herbs to really create your own personal favorite style of barbecue sauce.

Once you get the basic recipe down, experiment and have fun with it! This recipe is meant to give you a solid starting point.

★ How to Make this Recipe ★

Watch how to make this sauce:

Check out this step-by-step video showing how this homemade BBQ sauce comes together:

★ Tips & FAQs ★

How long can you store homemade BBQ sauce?

It’s safe to store homemade BBQ sauce for about 10 day sin the fridge. You may be able to store it longer than that, just check to make sure there is no mold on the sauce itself of the jar before use. You may also need to shake or stir the sauce before use if ingredients separate.

Best Ways to Store Homemade Sauces

I prefer old fashioned Mason jars or glass jars with a strong seal for storing sauces.

However, I don’t like the metal lids since they rust and therefore aren’t super reusable so I buy special lids that are dishwasher friendly and are easy to put on and take off.

You can buy reusable lids in plastic or glass. The plastic lids aren’t always 100% leak proof but work great if you’re storing things upright.

Wek brand jars use a glass lid that seals well.

So depending on your use, you may want to check into that brand. You can shop everything on Amazon of course.

Here are some links to get you started:

Shop sauce-size Mason jars

Shop Mason jar plastic lids

Shop Wek jars with glass lids

What are some great recipes using BBQ sauce?

I have a few favorites. 🙂

Here they are:

BBQ Shrimp and Grits

BBQ Pork-topped Cornbread

Lazy BBQ Pulled Pork

Pulled Pork Nachos

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This easy BBQ sauce recipe was featured on Menu Plan Monday and South Your Mouth!