Low carb/diabetic barbecue sauce

[Illinois Hokie]

1 small sweet onion, finely chopped
1 clove garlic, minced
1 Tbs EVOO
1 1/2 cups Diet Dr Pepper, divided
1/2 cup Heinz Reduced Sugar Ketchup
2 Tbs yellow mustard
2 Tbs woozy
2 Tbs sugar free pancake syrup
1 Tbs cider vinegar
1 Tbs soy sauce
1 Tbs liquid smoke
1 Tbs Splenda or Truvia
1 tsp garlic powder
1 tsp chili powder
1 tsp black pepper
1/2 tsp ground cumin
Pinch ground cloves
Hot sauce to taste

Add 1/4 cup Diet Dr Pepper and the EVOI to a 2 quart sauce pan. Saute onion and garlic until translucent, 4-5 minutes. Stir in remaining Diet Dr Pepper and all remaining ingredients until well blended. Reduce heat to low and let simmer 20-30 minutes. Poor onto blender and blend until smooth. Will keep in fridge up to one week.

My wife and I are currently losing weight on the South Beach Diet. One great thing about barbecuing is that it's low carb diet friendly, except for the sauces. So I dabbled until I put together this recipe. My wife and I love it, and my wife shared some with her coworkers and they couldn't believe that it's low carb.

[KyNola]

Anybody besides me going to ask what the hell "woozy" is? ???

I'm guessing you prefer a sweeter BBQ sauce?  Nothing wrong with that.

[NePaSmoKer]

Anybody besides me going to ask what the hell "woozy" is? ???

I'm guessing you prefer a sweeter BBQ sauce?  Nothing wrong with that.

woozy is what happends at Pat O's   :o

[OU812]

Anybody besides me going to ask what the hell "woozy" is? ???

I'm guessing you prefer a sweeter BBQ sauce?  Nothing wrong with that.

My bet is Worcestershire sauce

[NePaSmoKer]

Anybody besides me going to ask what the hell "woozy" is? ???

I'm guessing you prefer a sweeter BBQ sauce?  Nothing wrong with that.

My bet is Worcestershire sauce

ahhh yeah the woozy-stire sauce

[squirtthecat]

It's an Illinoise thing..

Woozy
Wooster
WorsterChesterShire

L&P works as well.   ;)


Thanks for sharing!

[OU812]

It's an Illinoise thing..

Woozy
Wooster
WorsterChesterShire

L&P works as well.   ;)


Thanks for sharing!

What Pat said

[Illinois Hokie]

Anybody besides me going to ask what the hell "woozy" is? ???

I'm guessing you prefer a sweeter BBQ sauce?  Nothing wrong with that.

Actually I go for a sweet base and then set it on fire with pepper sauce. I like sweet/hot.

Keep in mind, though, that aspartame (Nutrasweet) loses sweetness while heated for a long time. This sauce actually didn't pick up a lot of sweetness from the soda. The Splenda and syrup are the primary sweeteners.

[Illinois Hokie]

Anybody besides me going to ask what the hell "woozy" is? ???

I'm guessing you prefer a sweeter BBQ sauce?  Nothing wrong with that.

My bet is Worcestershire sauce

winner winner chicken dinner

[OU812]

Anybody besides me going to ask what the hell "woozy" is? ???

I'm guessing you prefer a sweeter BBQ sauce?  Nothing wrong with that.

My bet is Worcestershire sauce

winner winner chicken dinner

Yes!

[Swim Dad]

My wife is Celiac and has gone Paleo the past couple of years.  I joined in December and have been dropping a few lbs.  we are always looking for good sauces.  I will have her try this one out.

Giving up the grains and legumes has been hard, but love the meat. 

[iceman]

I've been using this in some of my sauces. Seems to work out just as good as sugar.
Picked it up at Costco or SAMs.

[Swim Dad]

Thanks Iceman,

The wife used to be into agave but she is not a fan anymore.  I will ask her but I think the issue is still the glycemic index.  Lower but not low enough.  Especially if weight loss is a goal.

[Habanero Smoker]

Thanks Iceman,

The wife used to be into agave but she is not a fan anymore.  I will ask her but I think the issue is still the glycemic index.  Lower but not low enough.  Especially if weight loss is a goal.

Just a note, that with Agave you will also use less amounts in a recipe that calls for sugar, so that will also lower the calorie count in what she is making. I use Agave a lot, and I'm beginning to noticing a lot of brands are adding fructose syrup, so if you go the route read the ingredient label and avoid those brands. The brands from Costco, Sam's and BJ's are 100% Agave.

I will go through some of my cook books and see if there are any. Doing a search online may give you many recipes as a starting point. I have used the recipe below, it was pretty good, and should be easy to tweak. You can up the Splenda for extra sweetness. I also used an immersion blender to make it a smooth sauce, and it also thickens the sauce up.

Diabetic BBQ Sauce