Sugar Free Barbecue Sauce

Is a healthy sugar free barbecue sauce recipe actually possible? Sugar is a fundamental ingredient to most barbecue sauce so how can we create a sauce without sugar?

First of all a word of warning. When reading barbecue sauce recipes, watch out, a recipe may claim to be sugar free and then start out with ketchup as the main ingredient, and ketchup of course is packed full of sugar. The same goes for Worcestershire sauce too.

You'll notice in my recipe that I've used tamarind puree. This is one of the ingredients in Worcestershire sauce that gives it that distinctive flavor.

If you want something with a traditional tomato base then this barbecue sauce recipe is essential reading. You’ll need to be patient though in order to caramelize the onions – but it’s worth it!

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Ingredients:-

• 1 onion finely chopped
• 1 tablespoon water
• 1 can of chopped tomatoes
• 1 tablespoon of tomato purée
• 3 tablespoons of cider vinegar
• 1 teaspoon tamarind purée

A pinch each of:-

• chili powder
• cinnamon
• paprika
• salt and pepper all to taste.

Method:-

Put the onions in a non stick pan with a tablespoon of water and cook very very gently for an hour or two until the onion starts to brown (not burn). This caramelizes the onion in it’s own natural sugars and creates the sweetness when added to the tomato barbecue sauce. As for the rest it, just throw all the ingredients in a saucepan and warm through.

See Also:-

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Diabetic BBQ Sauce Recipe
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