This barbecue sauce made with classic Coca-Cola, is a sweet and tangy finish for all of your smoke and grill cooks as well as a delicious condiment for those burgers.
Coca-Cola BBQ Sauce
Yep. Recipes with Coca-Cola is a thing in the South!
I mean, after all, it is an Atlanta product. The company has been headquartered there since its founding in 1892.
Cola has found its way to recipes from marinades and sauces, to pulled pork, ribs, beans and even desserts and if you want the real deal, the bottled version is still the best in my humble opinion, even better when you have access to cane sugar based Mexican Coke.
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Here's what you'll need to make my Coca-Cola BBQ Sauce:
- 3 (8 ounce) bottles classic Coca-Cola
- 1/2 cup light brown sugar (level, not packed)
- 1/4 cup cornstarch
- 1/2 teaspoon each onion powder, garlic powder
- 1/4 teaspoon freshly cracked black pepper
- 1 (12 ounce) chili sauce
- 1/2 cup ketchup
- 2 tablespoons Worcestershire sauce
- 2 tablespoons all-purpose sauce (Country Bob's, Cajun Power Garlic Sauce)
- 1 tablespoon soy sauce
- 1/2 teaspoon liquid smoke, optional
Here's how to make it!
Combine all of the ingredients in a large saucepan and bring to a boil.
Reduce and low simmer until thickened.
Remove from heat and set aside to cool. Transfer to a lidded jar and refrigerate until needed. I picked up some of these swirl Mason jars awhile back, perfect for this sauce! If you're not using some of your sauce right away, you'll need a couple of them.
Thick, sweet and tangy, it's a fantastic condiment for burgers and as a barbecue finishing sauce.
This sauce is great anywhere you use your favorite barbecue sauce, like for anything grilled.
And, it's also a great meatball sauce too!
I made a crockpot full of these for a gathering recently.
They were gone in a flash!
For more of my favorite sauces and condiments, check out the collection on my Pinterest page!
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Remove from heat and set aside to cool. Transfer to a lidded jar and refrigerate until needed. I picked up some of these swirl Mason jars awhile back, perfect for this sauce! If you're not using some of your sauce right away, you'll need a couple of them.
Thick, sweet and tangy, it's a fantastic condiment for burgers and as a barbecue finishing sauce.
This sauce is great anywhere you use your favorite barbecue sauce, like for anything grilled.
And, it's also a great meatball sauce too!
I made a crockpot full of these for a gathering recently.
They were gone in a flash!
For more of my favorite sauces and condiments, check out the collection on my Pinterest page!
Unable to view the printable above on your device? Tap/click here for a backup printable.
Thank you for supporting my work! Please note that Images and Full Post Content including photographs and recipe ©Deep South Dish. Recipes are offered for your own personal use only and while pinning and sharing links is welcomed and encouraged, do not copy and paste post or recipe text to repost or republish to any social media (such as other Facebook pages, etc.), blogs, websites, forums, or any print medium, without explicit prior permission. Unauthorized use of content from ©Deep South Dish is a violation of both the federal Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA) and copyright law. All rights reserved.
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