Pineapple BBQ Sauce Recipe

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5 from 8 votes

Pineapple BBQ Sauce made from scratch

Prep Time0

Cook Time10

Total Time10

Course: Sauce

Cuisine: American, Hawaiian

Servings: cups

Calories: 906kcal

Author: Anecia Hero

Ingredients

1 cup pineapple juice
1 cup ketchup or chili sauce
¾ cup brown sugar, packed
2 tablespoons Worcestershire sauce
2 tablespoons honey
½ teaspoon garlic powder
½ teaspoon onion powder
⅛ teaspoon ground cloves (optional)
½ cup water, for thickening slurry
2 tablespoons cornstarch, for thickening slurry
salt and pepper to taste

Instructions

In a medium saucepan on medium-low heat, add all ingredients except the water and cornstarch; cook, stirring continuously, until sugar dissolves
1 cup pineapple juice, 1 cup ketchup or chili sauce, ¾ cup brown sugar, packed, 2 tablespoons Worcestershire sauce, ½ teaspoon garlic powder, ½ teaspoon onion powder, ⅛ teaspoon ground cloves (optional), 2 tablespoons honey
Remove from heat; taste for salt and pepper
To thicken the sauce, combine water and cornstarch in measuring cup (this is the thickening slurry); use a fork or whisk to completely dissolve the cornstarch in the water
½ cup water, for thickening slurry, 2 tablespoons cornstarch, for thickening slurry
Return saucepan to medium high heat, add thickening slurry and stir continuously; right when the sauce starts to boil, it will begin to thicken; do not let the sauce come to a rolling boil. Cook until mixture begins to thicken; taste for salt and pepper
salt and pepper to taste
Apply sauce to chicken, ribs or ham; grill or roast, apply more sauce if you like and enjoy!

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Notes

Yield

This makes about 2 cups of sauce, which is plenty to baste your meat in, however, if you want to serve some on the side, double the recipe

A note about thickening the sauce

After you add the thickening slurry, you'll want to turn the heat up to medium-high; (cornstarch thickens at a higher heat than flour).

When the mixture ALMOST begins to boil, turn the heat down a little and keep stirring. Do not bring the thickened sauce to a rolling boil or you run the risk of the cornstarch slurry breaking down and then, your sauce won't thicken.

As a ham glaze

Cover ham with foil and bake until warm throughout; during the last 25 minutes of baking, remove foil and brush on Pineapple BBQ Sauce; apply as many "layers" of the sauce as you like; return ham to oven, uncovered and cook about 20 minutes

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