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Dan’s Sweet & Spicy BBQ Sauce

Brush our sweet and spicy BBQ sauce on baby back ribs, beef, chicken or fish. If you like your barbeque sauce sweeter, cut the cayenne pepper in half.
Course: Condiment
Cuisine: American
Servings: 1 1/2 cups
Author: Dan McNutt

Ingredients

  • 3 T. olive oil
  • 2 cloves garlic minced
  • 1 c. ketchup
  • 1/4 c. water
  • 1/4 c. vinegar
  • 1/4 c. brown sugar packed
  • 2 T. smoked paprika
  • 1 T. chili powder
  • 1 tsp. cayenne pepper

Instructions

  • Heat olive oil in a saucepan over medium-high heat. Add garlic and sauté until golden brown.
  • Add remaining ingredients, reduce heat to low. Cover and simmer 15 minutes, stirring occasionally.
  • Cook's Note: Sauce thickens as it cools.