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Five Minute BBQ Sauce

Published on June 24, 2014 • Last updated January 28, 2019 by Elizabeth Atia
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Five Minute BBQ Sauce by Elizabeth's Kitchen Diary

I live on a very windy island in the middle of the North Sea. It’s often overcast and the temperature, although it doesn’t get particularly cold in the winter, it doesn’t get particularly warm in the summer either. When the mercury starts creeping over 15 degrees Celsius layers start getting peeled off and we all start complaining about the heat.

On those very occasional summer days where the wind dies down, the clouds clear, the sun comes out and the temperature hits 16 or so (and the midges don’t swarm when you go outside) we like our BBQs. Family BBQs are something we’ve learned we can not plan in advance. I can spend all morning preparing a selection of delectable BBQ dishes only to find, when my husband comes home from work in the afternoon, that the rain clouds have returned and the heavens open up.

BBQs in our household are spontaneous, and I don’t keep shop bought BBQ sauce in the house as we rarely use it. When the weather conditions for a BBQ are met it’s all systems go – go – go! BBQ sauce is needed stat!

grilled sausages

This summer we’ve been eating outdoors much more than usual, and this is due to the addition of the Tefal Optigrill we were given by the fine folk at Tefal back in April. Over the last few months I’ve developed this five minute BBQ sauce recipe for those days where the sun shines and the wind dies down long enough for us to eat outside. Grilled meats brushed with this sauce served with a quick couscous salad, fresh fruit and iced lemon water have become a firm family favourite: an entire al fresco meal made in less than 20 minutes.

This recipe makes just enough sauce to baste a packet of sausages, or one packet of chicken thigh fillets, chicken breasts, or four to five burgers; enough to feed our family of five. It can easily be doubled if you need more sauce.

Five Minute BBQ Sauce

A quick five minute BBQ sauce - sweet, sour and spicy.
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Prep Time: 5 minutes
Total Time: 5 minutes
Servings: 90 ml
Author: Elizabeth

Ingredients

  • 2 tbsp tomato puree
  • 1 tbsp Worcestershire sauce
  • 1/4 tsp chilli powder or more, to taste
  • 2 tbsp sunflower oil
  • 2 tbsp dark muscovado sugar
  • 1/2 tsp smoked paprika
  • 1/4 tsp dry mustard powder
  • 2 tsp apple cider vinegar
  • 1 tsp dried oregano
  • 1/4 tsp garlic granules
  • 1/2 tsp onion granules
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Instructions 

  • Place all the ingredients together in a small bowl and whisk until thoroughly combined.
  • Brush on chicken, sausages or burgers before grilling or barbecuing.

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I am linking this recipe up with Family Foodies co-hosted by Louisa over at Eat Your Veg and Vanesther over at Bangers & Mash. This month their blogging challenge is all about Al Fresco eating – BBQ and summer picnic ideas.

I’m also linking up with Javelin Warrior’s Made with Luv Monday’s and Tasty Tuesdays over at Honest Mummy (who I did see at Britmums Live in London last weekend but was too afraid to walk up and introduce myself!)

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Category: RecipeTag: barbecue sauce, BBQ

About Elizabeth Atia

Daydream adventurer. Expat Canadian. Foodie. Calls Shetland home.

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  1. Paul Wilson

    March 25, 2015 at 3:48 am

    This will come in handy for the summer.

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  2. Paul Wilson

    August 16, 2014 at 10:45 pm

    I’ll have to give this a go.

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  3. Sarah Tyau

    August 11, 2014 at 6:56 am

    This looks very do-able and delicious!

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    • Elizabeth

      August 11, 2014 at 8:49 am

      Thanks Sarah 🙂 It’s a nice simple recipe that can be easily adapted if you want it a little spicier. As it is now it’s pretty family-friendly 🙂

      Reply
  4. Paul Wilson

    August 7, 2014 at 10:50 pm

    Terrific idea.

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  5. glenn hutton

    August 7, 2014 at 10:03 am

    Thanks for posting this BBQ sauce recipe, and a quick one to boot…

    I didn’t realise that sauces had so many ingredients. ;0)

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  6. Helen B

    July 27, 2014 at 10:25 am

    I might be much further south but even here bbq’s tend to be a last minute affair, as every time we plan the weather turns bad even in the middle of a hot spell. Sod’s law I think they call it! Anyway, love BBQ sauce but with a family of 3 most recipes make too much so this is great. Also love the suggestion above of adding English mustard and cumin. I feel a BBQ coming on!

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  7. Camilla @FabFood4All

    July 17, 2014 at 11:07 am

    What a fabulous and quick marinade for the BBQ, I’ll bet is adds a really tasty zing to meat:-)

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  8. Lou, Eat Your Veg

    July 16, 2014 at 8:18 pm

    Great line up of ingredients you’ve got there Elizabeth!. I bet you’ve had a good deal more barbie action though this year than normal? It’s certainly been a very pleasant summer so far down in these Southern parts. Thanks so much for linking up to Family Foodies ‘Al Fresco’ event.

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  9. Honey

    July 13, 2014 at 12:31 pm

    Great recipe! Thanks so much for sharing. I have found this very useful. 🙂

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  10. Honest Mum

    June 28, 2014 at 8:20 pm

    Oh wow how delicious, just had dinner but I’m hungry again! Thanks for linking up to #tastytuesdays

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  11. Heather Haigh

    June 27, 2014 at 7:42 am

    This sounds like something my lot would love – will definitely give this a go soon.

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    • Elizabeth

      June 28, 2014 at 10:03 am

      Let me know how you get on! 🙂

      Reply
  12. easyhomecooking

    June 26, 2014 at 3:48 pm

    Lovely recipe. Very similar to one that I use except mine has a tiny smidge of English mustard and 1/2 tsp Cumin in addition.

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    • Elizabeth

      June 26, 2014 at 3:49 pm

      Ooh I bet that would be fantastic too!

      Reply
  13. Javelin Warrior

    June 25, 2014 at 3:43 pm

    Homemade barbecue sauces are awesome because you can tweak and customize them to match your tastes. And a quick go-to version like this is wonderful for those impromptu moments. This couldn’t be easier and just in time for summer!

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    • Elizabeth

      June 26, 2014 at 8:16 am

      I agree! I’ve tried a few variations of this already (adding cumin, lime juice, etc) but this is the basic sauce to be tweaked 🙂

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  14. Johanna GGG

    June 25, 2014 at 2:30 pm

    this sounds brilliant – I see so many bbq sauce recipes that seem too large a quantity for us but I have this on my to do list to try – actually thought i might do it tonight but things got a bit complicated as always when pandering to a young child’s tastes (ie I wanted something different but stuck with a same old recipe she would like and needed to get dinner on the table quickly) Wishing you lots of BBQ weather over summer

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    • Elizabeth

      June 26, 2014 at 8:10 am

      Thanks Johanna 🙂 I deliberately kept this recipe as a single batch sauce. There’s not much extra for basting either as I usually use it my Optigrill these days, so there is no time for basting. I know what you mean about fussy eaters too – mine seem to be getting pickier for some reason!

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  15. glenn hutton

    June 24, 2014 at 7:25 pm

    Love a god BBQ sauce, will give this s go!

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    • Elizabeth

      June 26, 2014 at 8:08 am

      Let me know what you think if you do! 🙂

      Reply
  16. Laura

    June 24, 2014 at 6:28 pm

    Mmmm, I think I’ll be trying this for slow cooker pulled pork =)

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    • Elizabeth

      June 24, 2014 at 6:31 pm

      ooOoh! Great idea! Let me know how you get on! 🙂

      Reply
  17. Holly Nelson

    June 24, 2014 at 7:09 pm

    I have all those ingredients right now!! How long does it stay good for in the fridge?

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    • Elizabeth

      June 24, 2014 at 7:11 pm

      I honestly don’t know! The longest I have left it is 24 hours. I usually just whip it up as I need it. Surely it would last awhile though…

      Reply
  18. Tracy Nixon

    June 24, 2014 at 5:22 pm

    Thanks for sharing! BBQ sauce is my all time favourite but I always buy it in a jar or as a packet mix – I might have a go at making my own!

    Reply
    • Elizabeth

      June 24, 2014 at 6:29 pm

      My pleasure Tracy 🙂 I used to always buy it in bottles too until I realised how easy it is to make at home!

      Reply

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