Barbecue sauce

Name: Barbecue sauce
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 30 min
Cuisine: American, Southern
Ingredients: 1/2 cup finely chopped onion; 1/4 cup oil; 2 (8 oz) cans tomato sauce; 1/2 cup water; 1 teaspoon salt; 1/4 teaspoon pepper; 2 teaspoons Worcestershire sauce; 1 teaspoon prepared mustard; 2 tablespoons each brown sugar and lemon juice

4 steps

Cook:30min

A classic homemade barbecue sauce cooked with onion, tomato sauce, Worcestershire, mustard, brown sugar, and lemon juice. Simmered gently until flavors meld and the sauce thickens.

Updated at: Fri, 03 Jul 2026 14:06:11 GMT

Nutrition balance score

Unbalanced

Glycemic Index

Low

Nutrition per recipe

Calories734.9 kcal (37%)

Total Fat57.7 g (82%)

Carbs56.4 g (22%)

Sugars41.5 g (46%)

Protein6.6 g (13%)

Sodium4689.3 mg (234%)

Fiber8.5 g (30%)

% Daily Values based on a 2,000 calorie diet

Ingredients

0 servings

½ cuponion

finely chopped

¼ cupoil

2 x 8 ozcans tomato sauce

½ cupwater

1 teaspoonsalt

¼ teaspoonpepper

2 teaspoonsworcestershire sauce

1 teaspoonprepared mustard

2 tablespoonsbrown sugar

lemon juice

Instructions

Step 1

Cook 1/2 cup finely chopped onion in 1/4 cup oil until soft.

Step 2

Add 2 (8 oz) cans tomato sauce, 1/2 cup water, 1 teaspoon salt, 1/4 teaspoon pepper, 2 teaspoons Worcestershire sauce, 1 teaspoon prepared mustard, and 2 tablespoons each brown sugar and lemon juice.

Step 3

Mix thoroughly.

Step 4

Simmer gently about 1/2 hour.