This beverage is light and cooling. The raspberry flavor matches the bright pink color. This is bubbly!
| Prep Time: | 20 mins |
| Total Time: | 20 mins |
| Servings: | 4 |
| Yield: | 2 cups |
Ingredients
- 2 tablespoons butter, melted
- 2 tablespoons chopped onion
- 1 tablespoon chopped green bell pepper
- 1 cup water
- 1 cup ketchup
- 2 teaspoons mustard powder
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon celery seed
- 2 tablespoons brown sugar
- 2 teaspoons lemon juice
Instructions
- In a medium nonporous bowl, combine the butter or margarine, onion, green bell pepper, water, ketchup, mustard powder, salt, celery seed, brown sugar and lemon juice. Mix well and use on your choice of meat.
Nutrition Facts
| Calories | 149 kcal |
| Carbohydrate | 23 g |
| Cholesterol | 15 mg |
| Dietary Fiber | 1 g |
| Protein | 2 g |
| Saturated Fat | 4 g |
| Sodium | 1294 mg |
| Sugars | 21 g |
| Fat | 7 g |
| Unsaturated Fat | 0 g |
Reviews
This sauce was mainly a seasoned ketchup. I added some Worcestershire which helped it have a more BBQ flavor. The full amount of water would make it way too thin; I only used 1/2 the amount, and it was still too thin.
Quick, easy, and delicious. I used it on beef tenderloin. It’s much better after it rests for an hour or more.
I thought this was great! I used it over short ribs in the slow cooker and it was very flavorful. Loved the peppery taste. I added 1 Tbsp Worchestershire, but otherwise made as written. It is a tad runny.
I rated 4 because I did some tinkering to the recipe. I added more brown sugar. I doubled the recipe so I added about another 1/3 cup. I also added Worcestershire sauce. I added a teaspoon of that. I also added a dash of red pepper flakes for a little bit of kick. The flavor is really good!!
The recipe was a hit, although I added a bit more brown sugar and garlic. I will make again
The recipe was a hit, although I added a bit more brown sugar and garlic. I will make again
Very good taste
This is a great guidline. I blend everything but the water and then add water to get the right consistency. I usually use about half the water. Substitutions that work just fine: lime for lemon, agave nectar for brown sugar, prepared mustard for dry. I usually add Worcestershire sauce and a few drops of fish sauce for additional flavor.
Great basic barbecue sauce. Used for pulled pork sandwiches. Tasted great! My husband liked it and he is real picky about barbecue sauce. Thank you. My new favorite.
I had just cooked a pork loin and realized I was out of BBQ sauce. Just enough of a brand name for my husband. I threw this recipe together super quick, I omitted the bell pepper as I have made some in the past with bell peppers and didn’t like them personally. I didn’t add celery salt as I am out. I cut the recipe in half and it turned out perfect. No ketchup flavor more me at all and a tad sweet. Love the flavor, I missed the smoke flavoring so added just about a tablespoon of liquid smoke. Perfect. This is a great starter recipe for any BBQ sauce. Possibilities are endless of what you can build on to it for your own personal taste. I hate vinegar and worcestershire sauce for BBQ sauces, this is one of the first base recipes I’ve found without it and I love it!
This is OK, but needs something added but I can’t put my finger on it. Will not make again.
I liked this sauce. I have to say: I only put in some of the ingredients. I put in the ketchup, water, mustard powder, brown sugar, salt, and lemon juice. I have stomach problems, so a barbecue sauce that is mild, and not too spicy or rich, is a good one for me. It could have had more flavor, but it probably would have if I had put in all of the ingredients.
I like a spicy bbq sauce, so, I omitted the green pepper, cut the Ketchup in half, I added a Tbsp of pepper flakes, a Tbsp of Tabasco sauce, cut back the salt, since all I had was celery salt. A tsp of garlic powder, about 1/4c of grape jelly, a Tbsp of Worchestershire sauce, a tsp of vinegar, a tsp of molasses, I pretty much doctored it up until I liked it!! oh, & a cornstarch slurry so it would thicken abit since it was so runny, I also tripled it since I needed a big batch! I used it in a crockpot of sliced smoked sausage for gameday!! YUMM-O!!
Overall, this is a nice, pleasant tasting sauce. It is perfect for those of us who don’t like hot spicy or vinegary BBQ. The sauce turned out thinner than I prefer so I simmered it on the stove for about 30 minutes. Thank you for sharing.
Do not shout How could you rate it when you haven’t made it! I have a suggestion, instead of using the ketchup, I have made a sauce doing this: reduce a can of stewed tomatoes by half. I will try this and comment (I am also looking for a barbecue that doesn’t have all the preservatives; I made one of the recipes for barbecue beans and it was even delicious by itself-one from this site).
Very good. Had to add a little more ketchup at first because it was a little watery for me, but otherwise, yum!
very good
I did not think that this was good at all. It tasted very ketchupy. Also, it was very runny. Will not make again.
this recipe is a ok base for a barbecue sauce but the second time i made this i omited the celery seeds because they were a bit overpowering and instead of ketchup i liked to use tomato sauce mixed with tomatoe paste to thicken it up a bit
Super fast and yummy!
This tasted great on my Ribs i prepared for the 4th! I added an additional table spoon of brown sugar and I sauteed it on the stove a while and added powdered potatoes to give it additional thickness. YUM!