Father's Day - Homemade BBQ Sauce

Time to kick off Father's day week! I hope you remembered it's Father's Day this weekend?!? It's not too late to make, or buy, something for the father in your life. The girls and I put our heads together and came up with a few fun ideas and this one involves one of our favourite barbecue recipes.

homemade father's day bbq sauce with title

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Today is all about the BBQ. We always enjoy making our own sauces and marinades...which lead me to think that making our own BBQ sauce for my husband would make him a happy dad! Here's what we did.

Father's Day BBQ Sauce

1 tablespoon olive oil

1 small onion, finely diced

4 cloves of garlic

1 tablespoon dry mustard

1 teaspoon red pepper flakes

3 tablespoon packed brown sugar

2 cups ketchup

⅓ cup worcestershire sauce

⅓ cup cider vinegar

1 tablespoon molasses

¼ teaspoon black pepper

ingredients for father's day bbq sauce on counter

In a bowl or large measuring cup, combine sugar, ketchup, worcestershire, vinegar, molasses and pepper. whisk together until combined. set aside. Hot Tip: use a glass 4 cup measuring bowl to mix ingredients in. Hot Tip 2: To keep your molasses from sticking to the measuring spoon, use the same spoon, without rinsing, as the spoon used for the olive oil

ingredients for bbq sauce in measuring cup with whisk

Next up, in a medium saucepan, heat oil over medium heat. add onion and garlic, cook until translucent - 3-5 minutes.

sauted onions and red pepper flakes for homemade barbecue sauce base

Add the red pepper flakes and dry mustard, heat through for another 30 seconds.

Finally, add the ketchup mixture to the pot and bring to a boil...simmer until sauce thickens...approx. 10 minutes.

2 jars of homemade bbq sauce for father's day

You can use the barbecue sauce immediately and keep it for one month in the refrigerator, or you may want to properly can the sauce.

If you'd like to properly can your Father's Day barbecue sauce, I love this incredibly helpful preserving book The Complete Book of Pickling by Jennifer MacKenzie. We did can our sauce and the recipe yielded 2 x 8 oz mason jars worth of sauce (about 3 cups of sauce).

Father's Day Barbecue Sauce Labels

Create your own label for the BBQ sauce. The girls and I designed this label and print it out on our home printer. The girls will do the wrapping...of course. This gift is delicious and thoughtful...and handmade!

If you looking for more inspiration for your Father’s Day dinner? Check out all of our simple and delicious family-friendly barbecue recipes…