Sweet HEAT BBQ Sauce
- 5m Prep Time
- 2h Cook Time
- 2h Ready In
A sweet and spicy BBQ sauce made with hot sauce, dark brown sugar, amber beer, Worcestershire sauce, and dried basil. It thickens into a rich glaze perfect for fried chicken, roast chicken, collards, shrimp and grits, or just about anything.
Ingredients
- 946 ml Texas Pete or Crystal hot sauce
- 473 ml packed dark brown sugar
- 1 amber beer
- 59.1 ml Worcestershire sauce
- 14.8 ml dried basil
Nutrition (per serving, estimated)
Estimated based off 2 of 5 identified ingredients (per 100 g food data, scaled by amount).
Vitamins & minerals
- Calcium: 405 mg
- Iron: 16.9 mg
- Magnesium: 114 mg
- Phosphorus: 81.8 mg
- Potassium: 939 mg
- Zinc: 1.18 mg
Let's Prepare
Collect
Gather these ingredients — no prep needed yet.
- 946 ml Texas Pete or Crystal hot sauce
- 473 ml packed dark brown sugar
- 1 amber beer
- 59.1 ml Worcestershire sauce
- 14.8 ml dried basil
Let's Cook
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Step 1.
In a large pot over medium-high heat, bring the hot sauce to a slow boil. This should take about 5 minutes; watch for small bubbles breaking the surface.
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Step 2.
Once the hot sauce is boiling, whisk in the packed dark brown sugar, amber beer, Worcestershire sauce, and dried basil until the sugar is fully dissolved.
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Step 3.
Reduce the heat to low and let the sauce simmer gently, stirring occasionally, until it is reduced by one-quarter and becomes thick and viscous, about 2 hours. The sauce should coat the back of a spoon.
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Step 4.
Remove the pot from the heat and let the sauce cool completely to room temperature, about 30 minutes.
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Step 5.
Transfer the cooled sauce to a lidded glass jar and store in the refrigerator; it will keep indefinitely.