I love making my own barbecue sauces. They are easy to make and you can flavor them anyway you like. You can certainly use ketchup as the base but sometimes I like to use no salt added tomato sauce so I can control the amount of sodium and sugar.
This is all you need. You could use already prepared orange juice right out of your refrigerator, but I like adding zest as well as juice and prefer the taste of fresh citrus juice. But it’s your choice. If you are going to use already made orange juice, you will need about 1/2 cup.
Combine all ingredients in a 4 quart sauce pan. You don’t want to use anything smaller, it will bubble and pop when it is simmering. You will simmer this for about 20 minutes until it reduces and thickens a bit. Stir it frequently because it will easily burn.
Cool and put in an old ketchup or barbecue sauce bottle or even a mason jar.
I couldn’t wait to use it and decided to grill up some chicken thighs. They take about 5 to 7 minutes per side over medium to medium low heat. In the last couple of minutes of cooking, I baste both sides with BBQ sauce and let it cook a bit. The heat will caramelize the sugars.
I have also grilled zucchini and portobello mushroom caps and baste them in the last minute or 2 with BBQ sauce.
Honey Orange Sriracha (HOS) BBQ Sauce
Equipment
- 4 quart sauce pan
- Heat resistant rubber spatula
Ingredients
- 15 ounce can tomato sauce no salt added
- 1/3 cup molasses
- 1/3 cup Dijon or brown mustard
- ¼ cup honey
- 1 each orange juice and zest
- 2 tbsp Sriracha sauce
- ¼ tsp sea salt
- ¼ tsp black pepper
- ¼ tsp granulated garlic
Instructions
- Combine all ingredients in a sauce pan and bring to a simmer. Reduce heat to low or medium low and simmer for 20 minutes stirring frequently. The sauce will reduce and thicken but can easily burn.
- Remove from heat and let cool slightly. Taste while it’s still warm. If you need to add more honey because your orange wasn’t very sweet, add now. Adjust other seasonings to your desire.
- Cool and put in an old ketchup or BBQ sauce bottle. or a mason jar.