With great BBQ Sauces come great BBQ Sauce Recipes.
Whether they were conjured up through time or by companies jumping on the bandwagon and started mass producing them.
I am going to go through some store-bought sauces that you probably have not really heard of before.
BBQ Sauce Recipes You Need to Know
Chances are that you have probably seen a row or two of Stubbs Barbecue Sauce aligning the shelves of your local grocery store.
And you might have also noticed that the row has gotten wider over the years as Stubbs has continuously added new variations and flavours to their sauce family.
But for the sake of this list of BBQ sauce recipes, I am going back to the original stubs barbecue sauce the one that started it all.
Original Stubs Barbecue Sauce
For a few reasons, the first is obviously the taste for BBQ sauce recipes.
If you find that bottled sauces are usually a little too much on the sweet side this is definitely the bottle you should grab.
They avoid the sweetness and instead opt for a more tomato and vinegar flavour profile which hits your palate right off the bat.
And for those of you sensitive to heat…
This original flavour in BBQ sauce recipes is not spicy.
And while the taste is important stubs also gain a few extra points for their ingredients.
And if you still want stubs but prefer your barbecue flavours in a sauceless form.
The company also produces some good dry rubs for ribs you know.
Rufus Teague Blazing Hot Sauce
While some of us are proud wimps when it comes to spicy foods there are others who take great pride in their love for the hot stuff.
You know who they are those people who actually do put that stuff on everything you eat.
I know one…
And for those such people may I suggest:
Rufus Teagues Blaze
A hot sauce gets its heat from chipotle and chilli peppers.
This Rufus Teague offering provides a very nice balance of both heat and flavour in their BBQ sauce recipes.
There is one frequent problem with many hot sauces is that they forego the flavour in order to smack you with the spicy.
But not here in fact while there is definitely a heat kick it isn’t as hot as the blaze and hot name might suggest.
Meaning, that even some of us who avoid spicy foods might enjoy this sauce.
Now don’t get me wrong…
It is spicy just not so much that it will melt your taste buds it is just the right amount.
And if you want to try it but do not want to get off your couch and go to the store you can find bottles of the stuff on Amazon and have them delivered right to your door.
Maybe order a few steaks online as well kingsford original can you smell what is cooking if you are thinking to yourself is not Kingsford?
The company that makes charcoal for the barbecue.
Well yes…
They not only do that they also make charcoal briquettes and they are the largest producer of the product in the country.
So while they may not be your typical food producer they definitely understand the world of barbecue and BBQ sauce recipes.
And while they have been around for over a hundred years they did not decide to produce a barbecue sauce until just a few years back coming out with Kingsford original in 2017.
As you might have guessed given the history behind the company they decided to go with a pretty traditional flavour with their first barbecue sauce release.
A classic smoked hickory sauce that works great as a marinade as well.
However…
While they are not reinventing the wheel here they are doing classic flavours and doing them well with their BBQ sauce recipes.
It is nice to see such a big company also using good ingredients.
They use real hickory smoke and brown sugar to get the flavour they want.
Whereas many other brands in the same price range use artificial flavours it’s all a fugazi.
That is a big difference and one that allows Kingsford’s Original Barbecue Sauce to stand out from the crowded mid-tier range of sauces that fill grocery store shelves.
A KC Masterpiece original…
As many of you know barbecue is a very regional thing in the united states from California to Texas to Tennessee.
Every region has its own taste profile style and sauce type and one of the most popular around is the one from Kansas City known for its thicker sauce.
It is usually a tomato-based variety with a little sweetness to it and it isn’t that tradition that the kc masterpiece original lives.
This is a mass-produced sauce that you can probably find anywhere throughout the country and while mass-produced can often mean lesser quality.
That sure is not the case here.
The People at kc masterpiece originally use quality ingredients in their BBQ sauce recipes and a kettle cooking technique to produce a flavorful product it is not hard to see why this one is so popular with everyone who tries it.
Baked broiled or grilled Casey masterpiece original is a great choice for all of your meat cooking needs and it won’t break the bank either.
Now you can call it a barbecue kc masterpiece.
The sauce that makes it barbecue is one of the benefits of mass production being able to offer the product at a lower cost to consumers.
A good sauce at a good price.
What more could you ask for so if you have not yet tried this iconic brand what are you waiting for?
King’s Hawaiian Smoked Bacon Barbecue Sauce
When it comes to the flavour of barbecue sauces I usually discuss things in terms of sweetness and or the prevalence of vinegar.
Those are two of the main aspects that tend to differentiate one sauce from another.
But with King’s Hawaiian smoked bacon barbecue sauce.
It is the bacon that makes it stand out from the crowd yes bacon.
They say everything is better with bacon and Kings Hawaiian took that to mean barbecue sauce as well who are we to argue with that given how popular bacon is?
It is also more surprising to see how more barbecue sauces have not gone down this path yet.
Nevertheless, we are more than happy that the king’s Hawaiian did it.
The strong pork flavour is definitely an original take and might catch a few people off guard at first the rest assured it all ties together unless you don’t like pork then maybe steer clear of this one.
Otherwise, you definitely need to give this sauce a try when it comes to food.
The term Hawaiian can be a little controversial as in Hawaiian Pizza and the belief by some that pineapple should never be put on a pizza.
And there might be some folks who feel that way about bacon in a barbecue sauce.
If using bacon on or in anything is breaking the rules then those are the rules we want to break.
Dinosaur Barbecue Sensuous Slathering Sauce
While this one is a little harder to find in your everyday grocery store than many of the others on this list.
That does not mean that like the dinosaurs themselves, it has gone extinct.
You do not need to go on an archaeological dig to find it either.
Just search through the shelves of a few local grocery stores and when you do come across it it is worth grabbing and putting in your cart because this is a yummy sauce that is well worth the price.
It is one of the least expensive bottles of quality barbecue sauce out there.
As for the flavour profile, this sauce is great.
Some of the lowest sugar of any other bottle on the list and yet it still brings the perfect amount of sweetness to the table.
Mostly from the use of ingredients such as bell peppers add a little tangy and smoky and your taste buds are going to be very happy.
And so will your meat as this sauce comes with a nice consistency that makes it ready to baste right out of the bottle.
No additives are needed…
And speaking of additives.
The full list of ingredients is a very natural friendly one which unlike many actual dinosaur names you can actually pronounce and recognize every ingredient.
What is a panicky Saurus anyway…
Sweet Baby Ray’s Barbecue Sauce
This is another classic sauce that you should probably have no trouble finding at your local grocery store.
And while it may not be gourmet or produced in small batches in a hipster smokehouse there is a reason that sweet baby raise is so popular.
Because it is really good it has a nice smokiness and great flavour and the texture is just right for all your barbecue needs the price point is great as well
Whether you get it at the grocery store on Amazon at Walmart etc.
This sauce has a lot of fans…
A quick online search will get you multiple hits for homemade sauce recipes that claim to be copycats.
And just like sweet baby rays you know something is good when people are trying to come up with ways to make a knockoff.
And while sweet baby ray’s original sauce is probably the most popular the company has a whole line of sauces.
You can try flavours like:
- teriyaki honey mustard dipping sauce
- buffalo wing sauce
Which sounds like the perfect option.
The sauce comes in a squeeze bottle and the packaging isn’t anything that stands out so it could easily get lost in the shuffle.
If you had not tried it before but do not ignore it!
Grab a bottle on your next grocery run you won’t be disappointed.
Not only is it a great barbecue sauce it is also a great name albeit ripe with double-entendre potential.
I will keep things pg though as I tell you about this yummy jar of awesome sauce the sweetness level of a barbecue sauce is one of the most important flavour factors that people consider.
While some like a sweet sauce there are others who rail against it it really depends on what region you were from and where your barbecue allegiance lies.
So I would say all this sauce has definitely got a stronger sweetness to it than most of the others on this list.
In fact, I have seen it described as leaning more towards a sweet and sour sauce in terms of its taste and is that a bad thing?
Let’s face it…
The sweet and sour sauce is pretty great now take that sweet and sour profile and throw in some nice hickory smoke and you have got something kind of awesome.
And for those used to a thicker Kansas City-style sauce.
This one might be a bit on the liquid side as far as it is concerned.
But if you are willing to do a little cooking a few minutes on the stove will be plenty enough to thicken it right up and make it ready to slather all over your evening meal.
While the rest of this list focuses its attention on classic American barbecue.
I could not leave out this delicious Korean-style barbecue sauce.
If you have never experienced a Korean barbecue then you need to get yourself to the closest restaurant and order up a few of their signature dishes.
Because it is a cuisine that you need to try.
If you want to bring some of that flavour back home to your kitchen a great option :
J-1 Korean bulgogi and kalbi the sauce brings together a wonderful list of ingredients including the likes of:
- brown sugar soy sauce
- garlic ginger pepper Asian pear
- sesame oil
The sauce is a perfect combination of salty and sweet and the thickness is perfect for marinades or brushing it right onto your meat.
This bottle is a must-have in your fridge for those times you want to change things up and experience a different flavour profile it is the perfect way to bring the Korean restaurant experience to your dining room table.
It is delicious and powerful whether it is on beef or pork this sauce is a tasty choice but the real deal would be to use it in some traditional Korean recipes like bulgogi or kalbi to get the full experience.
You could even throw it on some veggies if you are feeling really adventurous.
Indeed barbecue sauce of all kinds is not just for meat anymore Drunk Fruit Barbecue Sauce will get you drunk.
If you are looking for something a little different from your regular BBQ sauce recipes.
Well then you will definitely want to get your hands on a bottle of:
Drunk Fruit Barbecue Sauce
Instead of getting sweetness from more typical ingredients like sugar molasses or honey.
The drunk fruit sauce uses you guessed it fruit it might sound a little out of the ordinary but oh how it works.
And in case you were wondering about the drunk part of the name.
Each of the sauces also throws in a little bit of booze to complete the flavour profile the company produces three sauces bourbon cherry blueberry rum and peach tequila.
All very distinct and all very delicious.
How do you like your ribs? You can taste each part of them the fruit the liquor and the barbecue sauce are all prominent and present.
There are even tiny bits and pieces of fruit that add a little something and are neither too sweet nor too savoury.
They are just right, trying all three is highly recommended.
And while we know that this list is about grocery store sauces these bottles are currently only available online at uncommon goods.
But I thought these were extra special to deserve mention.
As far as BBQ sauce recipes are concerned, these are not the most common on the shop shelves.
But they are natural and packed with flavour!
I know that some of you prefer to make your own BBQ Sauce Recipes at times because you are not sure what other barbeque sauces have in them in shops.
But these are another matter and definitely worth checking out.
And if you cannot get them on the shop shelves, do what everyone does when they cannot find something in their town
Order it online.