Giraffe's Old Fashioned Low-Carb Barbeque Sauce

As far back as we can remember, we've LOVED our BBQ Sauces.  Whether the sauce has smothered chicken, pork, or even ribs, we have thoroughly enjoyed its flavor.  However, most BBQ Sauces contain a large amount of sugar, which notably increase our waistlines. 😊

We are therefore,  always searching for a low-carb alternative and have been for quite some time.  Throughout the years, a couple of brands have offered low-carb versions. However, they aren't always available or are difficult to find.

We finally discovered them online. However, their cost for shipping and the sauce itself is sometimes more than we would like to pay.  

We then thought, there must be a way to create our own.  So, we experimented with a few recipes and finally was able to create our own low-carb version of the BBQ sauce - Giraffe's Old Fashioned Barbecue Sauce.  

Our sauce is slightly smokey and peppery, with an excellent sweet flavor. 

My husband had his own Internet show - The Kevin Kuretzky Show - on YouTube and Facebook.  So, we thought we would share the video of our BBQ Sauce from his Facebook page.

Our recipe is extremely easy to make, only taking about 10-20 minutes to prepare and to cook.  

Our ingredients are as follows:

• 1 cup Sweetener of choice
• 1 cup water
• 1 cup Reduced Sugar Ketchup
• 1 Tbsp. Apple Cider Vinegar
• 1 tsp. Garlic Powder
• 1 tsp. Onion Powder
• 1 tsp. Paprika
• 1 tsp. Chili Powder (or additional...to taste)
• 1 tsp. Mustard
• 1/2 tsp. Worcestershire Sauce
• 1/2 tsp. Liquid Smoke
• 1/2 tsp. Ground Black Pepper

We'll begin by placing our small saucepan on our burner, which is set to medium low or a simmer.

Next, we'll place our ketchup, sweetener, water, Garlic Powder, Onion Powder, Paprika, Chili Powder, mustard, Liquid Smoke, Worcestershire Sauce, and our Apple Cider Vinegar in our saucepan and will stir, until our mixture is well blended.

We enjoy our sauce to have a little kick. So, we'll then, add a heaping tsp. of Chili Powder to our sauce.

Depending on your liking, more or less of the Chili Powder may be added to our recipe.

Finally, we'll add about 1/2 tsp. of pepper to our sauce and will once again stir.

We'll then, set our timer to 15 minutes and will stir our sauce periodically, to avoid our liquid from sticking to our pot and burning.

Once our sauce thickens, it's ready Freddie!

Our sauce is excellent for dipping, marinating, or glazing whatever meat or fish dish you desire!

Last night, our dinner was a simple store bought Rotisserie Chicken.

Tonight, we'll simmer our leftover chicken in our smokey and peppery flavored low-carb BBQ Sauce to create another take on the same meal. 

We also decided to glaze our baked pork steaks with our BBQ sauce, accompanied with our low-carb cauliflower fried rice.

Now, there's no more worrying about finding a low-carb BBQ Sauce in your local grocery stores, when you can make your own!

From our kitchen to yours ~

We hope you enjoy our sauce!

Bon Appetit!