Raspberry Hot Barbecue Sauce

Have you finished off a jar of pickles? Instead of dumping the juice, consider this piquant barbecue sauce. The unique aroma of pickle juice combines with the fruity sweetness of raspberry to create a smooth sauce suited for general barbecue recipes.

• Preparation Time: 10 mins
• Cooking Time: 1 hr 10 mins
• Total Time: 1 hr 20 mins
• Calories: 53 Calories

Ingredients

• ground black pepper to taste
• 2 teaspoons garlic powder
• 1 tablespoon red pepper flakes
• 1 dash hot pepper sauce, or to taste
• 1 tablespoon dried minced onion flakes
• 1 (8 ounce) jar honey
• 1 cup dill pickle juice
• 1 (36 ounce) bottle ketchup
• 2 tablespoons prepared spicy mustard
• 0.25 cup brown sugar
• 0.33333334326744 cup red wine vinegar
• 1.25 cups raspberry preserves

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Stir together the ketchup, raspberry preserves, honey, pickle juice, mustard, brown sugar, vinegar, red pepper flakes, onion flakes, garlic powder, and black pepper in a saucepan over medium heat. Bring to a boil while stirring. Reduce heat to low and stir in the hot sauce; allow to simmer about 1 hour.