Sweet & Smokey Coca-Cola BBQ Sauce

Once upon a time, I had this recipe for pork chops that you put in a baking dish and then topped with ketchup, some spices, and some Coke. Yes, it sounds kind of weird, but it was delicious. I mean, I was pregnant with my oldest son at the time, a time when food could taste more delicious and could taste more horrible than at any time ever, so I could be way off base. But I remember it being delicious.

I’m not sure what happened to that recipe, but I remembered it not too long ago when I had a craving for that sweet and tangy sauce that it was cooked in. After some light google stalking, I discovered that apparently this sauce thing isn’t so weird–it seems to be a staple, handed-down recipe in lots and lots of families and I had no idea it was a thing.

It’s funny that this is considered a recipe since it basically consists of other sauces all mixed together. But it’s not so funny once you’ve taken the 6-8 minutes it takes to make this sauce–it’s super serious. Like, the-most-delicicous-barbecue-sauce-recipe serious. I don’t jest about barbecue sauce.

You’re going to need 8 ounces of Coca-Cola, some ketchup, some Worcestershire sauce, liquid smoke, A-1 Sauce, onion powder, garlic powder, and freshly ground black pepper.

All you’ve gotta do is combine the ketchup, A-1, liquid smoke, Worcestershire sauce, garlic powder, onion powder, and pepper in a medium saucepan. Pop open the Coke (this is totally not sponsored, I’m just a sucker for drinks in adorable retro bottles)

and pour in a 2-quart saucepan. Bring to a boil over medium heat, then reduce heat and simmer for 6-8 minutes or until slightly reduced. Remove from heat and allow to cool. Transfer to a storage or serving container and refrigerate until ready to use. Serve with pulled pork, shredded beef (like this leftover French Dip beef), chicken, drizzled on top of fire-roasted post trick-or-treating hot dogs, or ribs. This can be stored for several weeks. Makes 2 cups.

Sweet & Smokey Coca-Cola BBQ Sauce

5 from 7 votes

Try this Sweet & Smokey Coca-Cola BBQ Sauce on top of chicken, ribs, or pork.

Prep Time 5 minutes minutes

Cook Time 10 minutes minutes

Cooling Time 10 minutes minutes

ServingsServings16 servings of two tablespoons each

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Ingredients

• 1 8- ounce bottle Coca-Cola or just measure out 1 cup
• 1 cup ketchup
• ¼ cup Worcestershire sauce
• 1 teaspoon liquid smoke
• ¼ cup A-1 Steak Sauce
• ½ teaspoon onion powder
• ½ teaspoon garlic powder
• ½ teaspoon black pepper

Instructions

• Combine ingredients in a 2-quart saucepan. Bring to a boil over medium heat, then reduce heat and simmer for 6-8 minutes or until slightly reduced. Remove from heat and allow to cool.
• Transfer to a storage or serving container and refrigerate until ready to use. Serve with pulled pork, shredded beef, chicken, or ribs. Yields 2 cups.

Notes

 

• This can be stored for several weeks.
• Nutritional information was calculated for a two tablespoon serving.

Nutrition

Serving: 16tablespoons, Calories: 29kcal, Carbohydrates: 7g, Protein: 0.2g, Fat: 0.03g, Saturated Fat: 0.003g, Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.01g, Monounsaturated Fat: 0.003g, Sodium: 254mg, Potassium: 91mg, Fiber: 0.1g, Sugar: 5g, Vitamin A: 92IU, Vitamin C: 1mg, Calcium: 8mg, Iron: 0.4mg

Course: Sauces

Cuisine: BBQ

Keyword: BBQ Sauce, Sweet & Smokey Coca-Cola BBQ Sauce

Calories: 29kcal

Author: Kate Jones

Cost: $5

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