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Bacon Barbecue Sauce

August 24, 2014 by Kim 14 Comments

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This Bacon Barbecue Sauce is sweet and salty with just the right amount of bacon flavour! It’s an easy to make bbq sauce for any occasion.

Bacon BBQ Sauce served in a mason jar with a metal spoon inside it.

This bacon barbecue sauce is epic! Honestly, I love bacon. I’m sure by now my readers have figured that out. I love to find ways to incorporate bacon into as many dishes as possible.

This recipe is inspired by Ted Reader. Ted is a grilling legend, I love his recipes, products and his laid back approach to life.

Plus the man has a fire engine with grills built into it. I mean seriously, that’s just too awesome for words.

Anyhow, I wanted to tweak the sauce a bit. I have to be careful with alcohol.

On occasion I throw caution to the wind and make things like Bourbon Bacon Jam, but most days I tend to avoid alcohol like the plague. It makes my IBS go wacky so I only indulge occasionally.

So, this one is sans alcohol, but if you dig the booze in stuff like this go ahead and add it. More power to you.

Add extra, more is always better with things like booze. Unless you’re me, then it’s bad news. Boo hiss.

Head out to that grill of yours, fire it up and slap some bacon in a cast iron skillet. Then, make this bacon barbecue sauce. Slather it on some chicken, and you’ve got a kick ass dinner. Trust me. Bacon makes everything better.

More Bacon Recipes:

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  • Charred Skillet Corn with Bacon
  • Bacon Wrapped Italian Smoked Sausages
  • Candied Bacon Compound Butter
  • Cheesy BBQ Sausage Bites
  • Easy Grilled Mini Bacon Pizzas
  • Bourbon Bacon Jam
  • Candied Maple Bacon

Bacon BBQ Sauce served in a mason jar with spoon

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Bacon Barbecue Sauce

This Bacon Barbecue Sauce is sweet and salty with just the right amount of bacon flavour! It's an easy to make bbq sauce for any occasion.
Course Condiment, Sauce
Cuisine American
Keyword bacon barbecue sauce, barbecue sauce, bbq sauce
Prep Time 10 minutes minutes
Cook Time 20 minutes minutes
Total Time 30 minutes minutes
Servings 12
Calories 135kcal

Equipment

  • Gas Grill
  • Cast Iron Skillet

Ingredients

  • 10 slices bacon diced
  • 1 medium onion diced
  • 4 cloves garlic chopped finely
  • 1/4 cup white wine vinegar
  • 2 ounces water
  • 1/4 cup applesauce
  • 1/2 cup pure maple syrup
  • 1 tablespoon hot sauce
  • 2 tablespoons worcestershire sauce
  • 1/2 teaspoon smoked paprika
  • 1/4 teaspoon ancho chile pepper
  • 1 dash salt
  • 1 dash white pepper
  • 1/2 cup ketchup
US Customary - Metric

Instructions

  • Preheat your grill to a medium heat. In a cast iron skillet cook the bacon to desired crispness. I like mine just shy of crisp. Drain the bacon of excess fat by laying on a plate lined with paper towels. Set aside.
  • Reserve about half the bacon fat, discard the rest. In the same pan toss in the onion and allow to cook until golden brown, keep stirring and moving them. Depending on your grill and heat this will take about 3 to 5 minutes. Toss the garlic in during the final stage, the last minute or so. It just needs to become fragrant which doesn't take long.
  • Deglaze the skillet with the white wine vinegar and water.
  • Add the applesauce, maple syrup, hot sauce, worcestershire sauce, and the spices. Stir until combined.
  • Add the ketchup and bring to a boil by turning up the heat a bit. Now reduce to low heat (I slide my cast iron pan over to the side with indirect heat at this point, it's good to keep one side with direct heat, and one with indirect heat for stuff like this) and allow to simmer for about 8 to 10 minutes.
  • Transfer to a mason jar or serving dish. Or slather it on chicken.
  • Serve with a big old bacon loving smile!

Notes

Any kind of bacon can be used in this recipe. 

Nutrition

Calories: 135kcal | Carbohydrates: 14g | Protein: 3g | Fat: 7g | Saturated Fat: 2g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 3g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 12mg | Sodium: 274mg | Potassium: 149mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 11g | Vitamin A: 132IU | Vitamin C: 3mg | Calcium: 25mg | Iron: 1mg

Bacon BBQ Sauce in a cast iron skillet

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Comments

  1. Julie @White Lights on Wednesday says

    August 25, 2014 at 2:46 pm

    Hot damn Kim! That sauce looks freaking awesome!

    Reply
    • KimKim says

      August 29, 2014 at 4:06 pm

      Thanks Julie. Really good on chicken. Or, you know, for eating right out of the pan with a giant spoon.

      Reply
  2. Becca from It's Yummi! says

    August 29, 2014 at 9:07 am

    Girlyfriend, this looks crazy good! I can’t wait to slather it on everything I can get my hands on!

    Reply
    • KimKim says

      September 6, 2014 at 2:50 am

      I concur, it should be tied to your beltloop so you can just grab a spoonful whenever needed.

      Reply
  3. Faith (An Edible Mosaic) says

    September 29, 2014 at 2:50 pm

    This sauce looks out of this world amazing. I want to slather it on EVERYTHING. 🙂

    Reply
  4. Diane {Created by Diane} says

    September 29, 2014 at 2:58 pm

    I can not wait to try this bacon bbq sauce!!!

    Reply
  5. The Mom Chef ~ Taking on Magazines One Recipe at a Time says

    September 29, 2014 at 4:01 pm

    I don’t think anyone can have too many barbecue sauce recipes in the files so I’m adding this one to mine. It looks insanely delicious, with or without the alcohol.

    Reply
  6. Meagan @ A zesty bite says

    September 29, 2014 at 4:14 pm

    I’m pretty sure my husband would eat this sauce by himself. It looks amazing.

    Reply
  7. Erin @ Dinners, Dishes, and Desserts says

    September 29, 2014 at 4:32 pm

    I just want to slather that on everything! Chicken, pork, toast, eggs…everything!

    Reply
  8. Gina @ Running to the Kitchen says

    September 29, 2014 at 9:12 pm

    BBQ sauce is already a guilty pleasure of mine, bacon just takes it to the next level!

    Reply
  9. Marye @ Restless Chipotle says

    September 30, 2014 at 1:13 am

    Now, see? I have every bit of that in my pantry at the moment and I could technically go downstairs and pull an all nighter… and eat an entire batch of it myself. And by “could technically” I mean I am calculating how much I could have eaten before the aroma wake up the kids and they catch me and make me share. You are evilly brilliant. Swear.

    Reply
  10. Wendy | Around My Family Table says

    September 30, 2014 at 3:45 am

    Oh my gosh, I think hubby man is going to be in heaven! Can’t wait to try it out!

    Reply
  11. Pat says

    May 25, 2015 at 7:51 am

    5 stars
    Oh. My. Gosh. I just made a batch of this Bacon BBQ Sauce to take with us, to the beach this Friday, but I don’t know. It may not last till then. It is that good!! I could eat the whole thing by myself. We’re planning to do some grilling while we’re gone, and I think this will be wonderful on grilled shrimp and chicken and, heck, even on burgers and dogs! Thanks so much for posting this!

    Reply

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