Cola Barbecue Sauce

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Total Time:
1 hr 0 min
Prep
10 min
Cook
50 min
Yield:
2 cups
Level:
Easy
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Ingredients

  • 4 cloves garlic, peeled
  • 1/4 teaspoon kosher salt, plus a generous pinch for the garlic
  • 3 cups cola
  • 1 1/2 cups ketchup
  • 1/4 cup cider vinegar
  • 2 tablespoons Worcestershire sauce
  • 1 slightly heaping tablespoon chili powder
  • 1 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper, plus additional for seasoning
  • 1/2 teaspoon hot sauce, plus additional for seasoning
  • 1/4 teaspoon ground allspice
  • 1 1/2 tablespoons freshly squeezed lime juice

Directions

Smash the garlic cloves, sprinkle with a generous pinch of salt, and, with the flat side of a large knife, mash and smear mixture to a coarse paste.

Stir garlic paste, the 1/4 teaspoon salt, cola, ketchup, vinegar, Worcestershire, chili powder, 1 teaspoon black pepper, 1/2 teaspoon hot sauce, and allspice together in a small saucepan. Bring to a boil, reduce heat, and simmer until thickened, about 45 minutes. Allow to cool slightly, stir in the lime juice, and season with black pepper and hot sauce, to taste.

Know-How: Barbecue sauces are all about balance: a sweet note offset by sour with a jolt of spice, all of which flourish in a cloud of smoke. There are lots of ways to work this magic-thick, thin, and in-between. Concocting a signature sauce is compulsory in some barbecue circles. Start with this basic riff and play with variations to suit your style.

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  • on September 19, 2012

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    This needed badly mustard and brown sugar. Only after these additions did it taste good.

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  • on May 26, 2012

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    I have made this sauce 5+ times. Every time it turns out delicious! I agree with the previous writer, I reduce it down for far longer than the time it says on the recipe. I let it sit for hours if you have time. It turns out think and amazing. Highly recommended.

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  • on May 18, 2011

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    This has a 5 star taste. The ONLY thing I can knock this sauce for is that it's a little thin. I'm thinking either I didn't cook it (reduce it long enough or something. But I LOVE the taste. My husband does too & he's hard to impress.

    It's easy to make. I used Dr. Pepper instead of regular cola. YUMMY!

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