Basic Barbeque Sauce

This simple recipe for a quick and easy homemade barbeque sauce features Meyer lemon juice with molasses and ketchup.

• Preparation Time: 10 mins
• Total Time: 10 mins
• Calories: 180 Calories

Ingredients

• ¾ cup molasses
• 1 tablespoon brown sugar
• 2 teaspoons ground black pepper
• 1 tablespoon minced garlic
• 1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce
• 1 cup ketchup
• 2 tablespoons Meyer lemon juice
• 6 fluid ounces tomato-vegetable juice cocktail (such as V8®), or more to taste
• 1 tablespoon minced fresh onion

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Stir ketchup, tomato-vegetable juice cocktail, molasses, Meyer lemon juice, Worcestershire sauce, brown sugar, onion, garlic, and black pepper together in a bowl.

Step 2

Cover bowl with plastic wrap and refrigerate to let the flavors blend, at least 45 minutes.