Sugar Free Barbecue Sauce

This sugar free barbecue sauce recipe doesn't skimp on flavor and the sweetness comes natuarally from the caramelization of the onions.

I've gone to great lengths to create this recipe that has no added sugar or artificial sweetener but's that not always the case with all so called "sugar free" recipes.

When reading any sugar free 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 is packed full of added sugar. The same goes for Worcestershire sauce too.

You'll notice in my recipe that I've used tamarind purée. This is one of the ingredients in Worcestershire sauce that gives it that distinctive flavor and usually tamarind is free of added sugar. (Do always check the label though because I have found some tamarind pastes and sauces that do have added sugar).

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!

In essence, all the sweetness in this receipe comes from the natural sugars to be found in each ingredient, there's no added sugar, but releasing the natural sugars does mean that the recipe takes some time to prepare.

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Preparation Time:- 10 mins
Cooking Time:- 120 mins

Total Time:- 2hrs 10 mins

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.

Once the onions have caramelized the rest of the recipe is easy. Just throw all the ingredients in a saucepan, add the onoins and warm through whilst stirring well to ensure that all the ingredients are thoroughly mixed.

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