Sugar-Free BBQ Sauce
Description
This sugar-free BBQ sauce uses sugar substitute to keep it sweet, plus a range of bold ingredients to make it smoky, tangy, and just a little hot. It's even better the next day.
Ingredients
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1 tablespoon canola oil
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1 cup minced onion
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2 cloves garlic, minced
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2 beef bouillon cubes
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1/2 cup hot water
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3 (6 ounce) cans tomato paste
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1 cup granular sucrolose sweetener (such as Splenda®)
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3/4 cup Worcestershire sauce
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3/4 cup Dijon mustard
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3 tablespoons hickory-flavored liquid smoke
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1 teaspoon salt
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1/2 cup cider vinegar
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1 tablespoon hot pepper sauce (such as Tabasco®), or to taste
Directions
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Heat oil in a large saucepan over medium heat, cook and stir until the onion is translucent, about 5 minutes. Mix beef bouillon cubes and water in a cup until cubes are softened and beginning to dissolve, and pour water and bouillon cubes into the saucepan. Bring to a simmer, stirring to dissolve the cubes. Mix in tomato paste, sucralose sweetener, Worcestershire sauce, Dijon mustard, liquid smoke flavoring, salt, cider vinegar, and hot pepper sauce. Stir until sweetener has dissolved.
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Bring sauce to a simmer, reduce heat, and simmer until the flavors have blended, 25 to 30 minutes. Stir frequently. For best flavor, cover and refrigerate overnight. Store in refrigerator for up to 1 week.