3 ingredient BBQ sauce is all you need to step up your grilling game this summer. None of that store-bought stuff is required. This easy homemade masterpiece will have you licking your fingers and biting every plate.🤣🤣

One thing I love to do is slather my homemade BBQ sauce onto my tender and juicy oven-baked ribs, along with some baked pork and beans and white rice. This 3-ingredient BBQ sauce recipe is so tangy and delicious. From scratch is the way to go. You will be the grilling guru!

Ingredients For Homemade BBQ Sauce

Ketchup– provides a sweet and tangy taste and helps give your homemade BBQ sauce that thick consistency.
Brown Sugar—This is what gives it that BBQ flavor and deep, rich sweetness.
Soy Sauce– Helps to balance the sweetness by adding a touch of bitterness/saltiness.

How To Make 3 Ingredient BBQ Sauce

Add ketchup, brown sugar, and Worcestershire sauce to a small, medium-temperature pot and stir.

Bring to a slight simmer, remove from the stove, and cool before transferring to a mason jar or storage container.

Variations

Chili peppers will make your recipe spicy, giving it a nice kick of spice 🌶️ mixed with sweetness.

Add honey mustard to give this homemade 3 ingredient sauce an even more zesty taste!

I know you’ve heard of BBQ meatballs with pineapples in them. Well, how about adding a small squeeze of juice to your recipe? Let’s do this Trader Joe’s style!

Add a splash of bourbon. This will give you that wooden maple-like flavor that will complement any high-protein meal.

Dijon mustard has a particular flavor profile, such as tangy and zesty. This works well with pulled pork.

Substitutions For 3 Ingredient BBQ Sauce

• If you’re not a fan of Worcestershire sauce, you can opt for soy sauce. This will give you the same effect but a slightly different taste.

• The ketchup can be replaced with tomato paste or tomato sauce. These are all excellent substitutions because they mimic the flavor profile and texture.

What To Pair with BBQ sauce?

Grilling and my 3-ingredient BBQ sauce go hand in hand. It can be used on just about any recipe, such as my southern chicken thighs, oven-baked BBQ ribs, or bourbon chicken thighs; simply replace the homemade sauce.