Sweet & Spicy (kind of Kansas City Style) Barbecue Sauce
Jul 31, 2014 in recipes, sauces, barbecue sauce, gluten free. Read the original on: Gluten Free Gigi
When I hear Kansas City Style sauce, I immediately think of a nearly paste-thick tomato sauce with a heavy molasses undercurrent. I find the molasses a bit heavy with rich meats, like pork ribs, so I make a few adjustments when I make a thick tomato based sauce at home. The lighter sweetness of pure maple syrup works for me in this flavorful sauce that is exceptional with all types of slow roasted proteins from pork to chicken to beef brisket. I’ve even basted grilled fish with it, to rave reviews!
If you enjoy a thick, flavorful tomato based sauce, give this one a try at your next barbecue! (It is pictured in the lower left in the picture up top.)
Sweet & Spicy (kind of Kansas City Style) Barbecue Sauce
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Sweet & Spicy (kind of Kansas City Style) Barbecue Sauce
Author: Gluten Free Gigi
Recipe type: Sauces
Prep time: 5 mins
Cook time: 30 mins
Total time: 35 mins
This recipe is free from gluten, dairy, soy, peanuts, tree nuts, eggs.
Ingredients
- 1 cup ketchup
- ½ cup pure maple syrup
- ½ cup light brown sugar
- ¼ cup prepared yellow mustard
- ¼ cup apple cider vinegar
- 3 Tablespoons Worcestershire sauce
- Juice from ½ lemon
- 1 Tablespoon chili powder
- ½ – 1 teaspoon hot sauce (I like using Tiger sauce in this recipe; Tabasco is also good.)
- Heavy pinch sea salt (I use Maldon.)
- ¼ cup finely minced sweet onion (Use a Vidalia if you can.)
- 2 cloves finely minced garlic
Instructions
- Combine all ingredients in order given in a saucepan; whisk to combine.
- Cook over medium heat just until mixture begins to boil; cover, turn off heat and allow to “rest†20 – 30 minutes.
- Use a table sauce for barbecue, or to brush on meats at the end of grilling.
- Note: brushing on a sauce like this one with a lot of sugar in it too early in the grilling process can result in the sauce burning. Brushing on 1 or 2 coatings of sauce on your meat during the last few minutes of grilling is best.
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You may also like my South Carolina Mustard Sauce or East Carolina Style BBC “Mopâ€.
And don’t forget to try my special spice blend for rubbing your ribs!
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Atlanta-based Gigi Stewart is a science-backed Southern Belle with B.S. and M.A. degrees, including a degree in Behavioral Neuroscience with specialty in natural products research. Gigi’s unique fact-based approach to nutrition, combined with her personal experience living with celiac disease and multiple food allergies gives her insight into special diets nutrition and wellness that few are able to offer. A leading voice for the gluten-free, allergen-free lifestyle, Gigi is a published author, magazine editor and a featured chef for The Ingles Table. Gigi’s expertise as a professional recipe developer, nutritional advisor, science and health writer and public speaker is highly sought after in the health and nutrition community.
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