Easy Barbecue Sauce Recipe with Ketchup (Our Fave!)
This Easy Barbecue Sauce Recipe with Ketchup is a constant around here. My guy is borderline obsessed, and I think it’s pretty darn tasty too.
This bbq sauce starts with store-bought ketchup (I have yet to tackle the homemade version of that), but I figure that when I choose a ketchup with natural ingredients and no high-fructose corn syrup, I’m starting off with an advantage.
Tangy, just a little tingly, a tiny bit spicy, and so, so easy to make, our go-to homemade barbecue sauce comes together in less than 20 minutes – and most of that is just simmering time.
How Do You Make Homemade BBQ Sauce?
It’s so easy. Just …
Grab a saucepan
Add the ingredients: Ketchup, brown sugar, soy sauce, Worcestershire, apple cider vinegar, red pepper flakes, and garlic.
Simmer until perfect
That’s it!
We’ve been making this Easy Barbecue Sauce Recipe with Ketchup for years (decades?!), and now that barbecue season is heating up (get it? heating up?! sorry), we can’t wait to break it out to brush on and mix into all sorts of good things.
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4.85 from 13 votes
Easy Barbecue Sauce Recipe with Ketchup (Our Fave!)
Super easy, nice and tangy, and with just the slightest touch of heat, this has been our go-to homemade barbecue sauce for years. Got 20 minutes? Make some!