When I couldn’t decide between lasagna and moussaka the other night, this sausage and eggplant lasagna was a delicious compromise. In this, spinach lasagna noodles work great if you can find them. Another variant is to substitute ground lamb for the beef.
| Prep Time: | 5 mins |
| Cook Time: | 10 mins |
| Total Time: | 15 mins |
| Servings: | 24 |
| Yield: | 3 cups |
Ingredients
- 1 cup cola-flavored carbonated beverage
- 1 cup canned tomato sauce
- 1 (6 ounce) can tomato paste
- ½ cup Worcestershire sauce
- ½ cup packed brown sugar
- ½ cup molasses
- ½ cup cider vinegar
- ¼ cup butter, cut into pieces
- 2 ½ teaspoons balsamic vinegar
- 1 ½ tablespoons steak sauce
- 1 tablespoon yellow mustard
- 1 tablespoon chili powder
- 1 teaspoon dried savory
- 1 teaspoon onion powder
- 1 teaspoon garlic salt
- 1 teaspoon hot pepper sauce
Instructions
- Mix cola, tomato sauce, tomato paste, Worcestershire sauce, brown sugar, molasses, cider vinegar, butter, balsamic vinegar, steak sauce, and mustard together in a large saucepan over low heat. Stir in chili powder, savory, onion powder, garlic salt, and hot pepper sauce until well blended. Cook, stirring occasionally, until sauce is thick enough to coat the back of a metal spoon, 10 to 15 minutes.
Nutrition Facts
| Calories | 38 kcal |
| Carbohydrate | 7 g |
| Cholesterol | 3 mg |
| Dietary Fiber | 0 g |
| Protein | 0 g |
| Saturated Fat | 1 g |
| Sodium | 144 mg |
| Sugars | 6 g |
| Fat | 1 g |
| Unsaturated Fat | 0 g |
Reviews
Excellent taste and easy to make. I used coffee instead of the cola. I did not use steak sauce and I used the rub ingredients instead of the spices. I had to cook it on simmer for three hours to get the sauce to thicken.
I canned this recipe so I had to omit the butter. I added Jamaican grace seasons and cayenne pepper. Came out yummy and good to can
Wonderful! So flavorful and complimentary over an Oven-Roasted Pulled Pork.
Great flavor. Used my own tomatoes and cooked down to a sauce. Worked out great.
Loved it! I used it with the top secret rub from this site as well. We try a variety of rubs and sauces, then smoke them and it tops my list. My hubby has other preferences though. He thought the sauce was good, but not his favorite.
Delicious. I doubled the recipe so I would have another bottle for later. I did cook the sauce and it made it really creamy and delish. Loved this recipe, kids loved this recipe, it’s a win!
One of the best BBQ sauce recipes ever. I also add liquid smoke and select hot sauces to turn up the heat a tad. Crazy good!
I’ve made this a couple times and it’s really good. I’ve used it as a base recipe and then upped the spice a few dif ways to make it even better. By itself it’s a great recipe!
I haven’t made this yet, but I’m wanting to. I just need to know what the savory ingredient is. I have to give stars to get this out here, but depending on the taste, I will change the rating.
Pretty darn good BBQ sauce. It was perfect for the ribs I smoked this weekend.
It was really good it was a little bit sweet so I did have to add some more white vinegar to stay upset the sweetness but I really liked it
I made the sauce in order to complement a pork shoulder. I usually like to try different sauces but this one grab my eye because of the quick time to prepare. Most chefs will have all of the ingredients on hand, I did not have any “steak sauce” so I did technically deviated from the recipe. My only subtle complaint is that in order to get the sauce to thicken up to a level that I like , I ended up simmering closer to 40 minutes. Some people would advocate for the addition of other thickeners such as corn starch or gelatin, but I was willing to leave it on the stove for twice the time recommended with excellent results. The biggest critics, my two, six and eight-year-old all enjoyed the sauce because it was not too spicy.
Yummy
This is a really tasty sauce and easy to make. I baked my baby back ribs with salt and pepper and a little garlic powder very slowly on low for a couple hours then finished them off on the the grill adding the sauce toward the end. I used poultry seasoning instead of savory which I did not have, chopped onion and garlic powder. I added more hot sauce (Cho lu la) And a touch of cayenne. Really good! Family loved it:-)
I added paprika ,cayenne pepper and Tabasco sauce to this recipe to kick it up a bit. Great sauce.
It has a nice sweet taste but needs more heat. I simmered it down to a nice consistency but it came out with very dry taste. I’m not sure how to cut out the dryness.
A great bbq sauce! Thick and sweet with a little heat. My family really liked it. It tastes like a sauce we had at a favorite bbq place. I will definitely will make it again.
Very good but I did change it up, substituted real maple syrup for cola, added fresh chopped onion, garlic instead of powder and salts, added a Serano pepper in place of Cayan pepper and chilli powder. Outcome is fantastic, sweet at first then a little heat
This sauce is the bomb! I have used it in ribs and pulled pork and it works well with both…thanks for sharing!
Too many ingredients
This is a great one!