Honey Barbecue Sauce

Ever wanted to make barbecue chicken and discovered that you ran out of bottled barbecue sauce? That is what happened to me today! I had my mouth all set for some barbecue meat of any kind, but had NO SAUCE!  I decided to take a look in my pantry and see what ingredients I could toss together to make my idea of the perfect sauce. This is what I came up with and if you prefer a sweet barbecue sauce, it is pretty good and extremely easy to make. The recipe for the sauce is below the instructions.

                        

Saute the onions, jalapeno pepper, and garlic in oil until slightly softened.  

 

Next add the honey, ketchup, mustard, Worcestershire & steak sauce along with all of the other spices.

Simmer for 10 to 15 minutes and then thicken with 1 Tbs of Cornstarch and a 1/4 cup of water, if it isn't as thick as you desire.

Once its reached the desired consistency, cool and store in the refrigerator for later use or use right away. The recipe makes approximates 2 cups.

I decided to grill up some pork chops and they surely were tasty!

Here is the recipe: 

Honey Barbecue Sauce©

• 1 cup honey
• 1 cup ketchup
• 1/8 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1/2 teaspoon paprika
• 1/8 teaspoon ground ginger
• 1 tablespoon seasoned salt
• 1 tablespoon meat tenderizer
• 1/8 teaspoon ground black pepper
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1/8 teaspoon dried oregano
• 1/4 teaspoon minced garlic
• 1/4 cup steak sauce
• 2 tablespoons Worcestershire sauce
• 1 tablespoon prepared mustard
• 3/4 cup brown sugar
• 1 tablespoon cornstarch & 1/4 cup of water (optional for thickening sauce)
• finely chopped onions
• finely chopped jalapeno ( optional)   

Directions

1. In a medium saucepan, sauté the onions and jalapeno for approximately 5 minutes, or until softened. Next stir together the honey, ketchup, cinnamon, paprika, ginger, seasoned salt, meat tenderizer, ground black pepper, salt, oregano, garlic, steak sauce, Worcestershire sauce, mustard, and brown sugar until well blended. Simmer on medium heat for 15 minutes or until the flavors are well blended. If thicker sauce is desired, mix cornstarch and water together, before adding slowly to the sauce. Increase temperature and heat until desired thickness.