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Coca Cola Barbecue Sauce

This sweet spicy Coca Cola barbecue sauce has a unique background flavor from reducing the cola during the sauce's slow simmer; especially delicious on ribs
Course BBQ/Grilling
Cuisine North American, Southern Inspired
Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 1 hour
Total Time 1 hour 15 minutes
Servings 48 2 1/2 - 3 cups BBQ sauce (1 tbsp serving)
Calories 22 kcal
Author Barry C. Parsons

Ingredients

  • 2 tbsp olive oil
  • 3 cloves minced garlic
  • 1 small red onion minced
  • ¼ cup honey
  • 1 cup ketchup
  • 2¼ cups coca cola NOT diet
  • ¼ cup apple cider vinegar
  • 1 to 3 tsp Sriracha sauce to taste
  • 1 tsp dry thyme
  • 1 tsp black pepper
  • 2 tbsp soy sauce
  • 1 tsp smoked paprika

Instructions

  1. In a small saucepan over medium heat, sauté the onions and garlic in the olive oil until softened but not browned.
  2. Add the remaining ingredients and simmer very slowly for up to an hour until the sauce thickens. Stir often.The sauce will thicken as it cools so reduce it to a consistency a little more watery than ketchup.
  3. The sauce can be kept in the fridge for 2 weeks or so or make it last all summer by properly bottling it according to the prescribed method recommended by the mason jar manufacturer.