basic low sodium barbecue sauce

(9 ratings)
Recipe by
Lynn Socko
San Angelo, TX

This is a very flavorful bq sauce that has approximately 250 mg of sodium for the entire 3 cups!!! Most store bought sauces have over 400mg of sodium per 1-2 Tablespoons. This recipe was upgrade on 9/24/11 (For lower sugar use apple cider vinegar instead of balsamic vinegar)

(9 ratings)
prep time 5 Min
cook time 30 Min
method Stove Top

Ingredients For basic low sodium barbecue sauce

  • BASIC SAUCE
  • 1
    15 oz. bottle of catsup (zero sodium)
  • 1
    8 oz can tomato sauce, no salt added (20 mg sodium)
  • 1 Tbsp
    brown sugar
  • 1/2 c
    molasses....160 mg sodium
  • 1 1/2 tsp
    mesquite or hickory liquid smoke....10mg sodium
  • 1 tsp
    bold & spicy mustard....60 mg sodium
  • 1 tsp
    black pepper
  • 1/2 tsp
    cumin
  • 1 tsp
    onion granules or powder
  • 2 tsp
    garlic granules or powder
  • 2 tsp
    balsamicvinegar (use apple cider vinegar for lower sugar)
  • 1 tsp
    sraricha hot sauce or chipotle chili powder
  • BUTTERY HONEY SAUCE
  • 2 c
    basic sauce
  • 1 stick
    unsalted butter
  • 1/4 c
    honey
  • SOUTHWEST FLAVORS SAUCE
  • 2 c
    basic sauce
  • 1 Tbsp
    southwest spice rub-zero sodium
  • 1 tsp
    smoked paprika
  • 1 tsp
    chipotle chili powder for added heat if desired
  • SPICY MAPLE HONEY SAUCE
  • 1 c
    basic sauce
  • 1/2 c
    real maple syrup
  • 1/2 c
    honey
  • 1 tsp
    chipotle chili powder (no sodium)
  • 1/4-1/2 c
    finely chopped pecans, opt

How To Make basic low sodium barbecue sauce

  • 1
    Pour ketchup into med. sauce pan, add all ingredients. Simmer for about 30 min.
  • 2
    For BUTTERY HONEY sauce: Melt a stick of butter in small sauce pan, once melted add 2 c. of this low sodium BBQ sauce and 1/4 c. of honey. Stir and heat for about 5 min.
  • 3
    For SOUTHWEST sauce: Mix ingredients together and simmer for 5 min.
  • 4
    For SPICY MAPLE HONEY sauce: Mix ingredients together, simmer for 5 min. Add pecans when sauce cools.
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