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Low Carb Sugar Free BBQ Sauce Recipe – Keto

Looking forward to BBQ but less so into sugary sauces? Let’s make this low carb keto BBQ sauce and enjoy any meal without truces!

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Ingredients

Caramelized onion

  • 2 medium / 250g Onion
  • 2 tablespoons / 30g Cooking oil

Sauce

  • 1 cup / 250g Pureed tomato
  • 1 teaspoon / 5g Salt
  • 1 teaspoon / 2g Black pepper
  • 2 teaspoons / 4g Paprika (smoked if any)
  • 2 cloves / 6g Garlic
  • 2 teaspoons / 10g Apple cider vinegar
  • 1 teaspoon / 5g Cloves
  • 1 teaspoon / 5g Liquid smoke (if smoked paprika isn’t enough or available)
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How to make BBQ sauce

Smoked and Sweet

  1. Start by making caramelized onion. If artificial sweetener is used skip these steps and start with step 5 but otherwise slice up the onions.Onion-sliced-gp-SunCakeMom
  2. Pour oil into a saucepan, add the onions and salt then saute until it gets a glassy / translucent look.Onion-sliced-glassy-translucent-gp-SunCakeMom
  3. Lower the heat and cook while stirring occasionally until it gets a golden brown look for about 20 minutes.Caramelized-onion-Process-4-SunCakeMom
  4. Add pureed tomato, black pepper, paprika, garlic, apple cider vinegar, cloves and optional liquid smoke.Onion-glassy-translucent-gp-SunCakeMom
  5. Blend everything together. Olive oil can turn the reddish sauce to an orange shade. It’s normal.Patatas-bravas-sauce-Process-10-SunCakeMom
  6. Place the saucepan onto a cooktop and on low to medium heat evaporate the liquid from the sauce until getting the desired thickness.Tomato-puree-sauce-reduced--gp--1-SunCakeMom

Enjoy!

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Low Carb Sugar Free BBQ Sauce Recipe – Keto

Looking forward to BBQ but less so into sugary sauces? Let's make this low carb keto BBQ sauce and enjoy any meal without truces!
Course Condiments
Cuisine American, Dairy free, Gluten free, Keto, Low carb recipe, Paleo, Sugar free recipe
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 30 minutes

Ingredients

Smoked & Sweet
Caramelized onion
  • 2 medium Onion
  • 2 tablespoons Cooking oil
Sauce
  • 2 cups Pureed tomato approx. 3 tomato
  • 1 teaspoon Salt
  • 1 teaspoon Black pepper
  • 2 teaspoon Paprika smoked if any
  • 2 cloves Garlic
  • 2 teaspoon Apple cider vinegar
  • 1 teaspoon Cloves
  • 1 teaspoon Liquid smoke if smoked paprika isn’t enough or available

Instructions

Smoked and Sweet

  • Start by making caramelized onion. If artificial sweetener is used skip these steps and start with step 5 but otherwise slice up the onions.
    Sliced-onion-gp-SunCakeMom
  • Pour oil into a saucepan, add the onions and salt then saute until it gets a glassy / translucent look.
    Onion-sliced-glassy-translucent-gp-SunCakeMom
  • Lower the heat and cook while stirring occasionally until it gets a golden brown look for about 20 minutes.
    Caramelized-onion-Process-4-SunCakeMom
  • Add pureed tomato, black pepper, paprika, garlic, apple cider vinegar, cloves and optional liquid smoke.
    Onion-glassy-translucent-gp-SunCakeMom
  • Blend everything together. Olive oil can turn the reddish sauce to an orange shade. It's normal.
    Patatas-bravas-sauce-Process-10-SunCakeMom
  • Place the saucepan onto a cooktop and on low to medium heat evaporate the liquid from the sauce until getting the desired thickness.
    Tomato-puree-sauce-reduced--gp--1-SunCakeMom

Nutrition

Serving: 100g | Calories: 108kcal (5%) | Carbohydrates: 16g (5%) | Protein: 2g (4%) | Fat: 4g (6%) | Saturated Fat: 1g (5%) | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 4g | Sodium: 502mg (22%) | Potassium: 542mg (15%) | Fiber: 2g (8%) | Sugar: 8g (9%) | Vitamin A: 600IU (12%) | Vitamin C: 18mg (22%) | Calcium: 34mg (3%) | Iron: 2mg (11%)
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