Barbecue Ketchup

Taking a cue from Kansas City barbecue sauce, this ketchup delivers the sweet tang with a little heat, without being overwhelmingly strong.

Memphis-Style Barbecue Sauce

This "Memphis-style" is my favorite to make at home—it takes the aspects of sweet tomato-based sauces I grew up on, but by dialing back the sugar and amping up the vinegar, creates a sauce where seasonings and spice are more defined and achieves a pleasing balance between the main defining aspects of a barbecue sauce.

Kansas City-Style Barbecue Ribs

These ribs start with a sweet and spicy rub and are finished with a thick sauce which produces that sticky layer that defines Kansas City-style ribs. Here are your finger-lickin' good plans for Memorial Day weekend. Oh, and don't forget to grab a beer.

Stout Barbecue Sauce

Winter is a call for us to beef up the heartiness of just about everything. Though I'm not normally a huge fan of stout beers, when the frigid cold has set in, there's something appealing to drinking what feels like a meal in a bottle. I wanted to take that appropriate seasonal heaviness and apply it to a barbecue sauce. So I married the two to create a stout barbecue sauce.

Cherry Barbecue Sauce

You can call cherry a "secret" ingredient to this barbecue sauce. It adds a deep fruitiness that gets well embedded in the sauce. The cherries are paired with ancho chili powder, which gives an earthy spice.

Easy All-Purpose Barbecue Sauce

You'll want to make big batches of this all-purpose barbecue sauce—it's great on a wide variety of barbecued and grilled foods, like ribs, chicken, or burgers.

Balsamic Barbecue Sauce

The tang and robust flavor of balsamic vinegar dominates, but also finds a nice balance with barbecue sauce standards like ketchup, honey, mustard, and molasses.

Bacon Bourbon Barbecue Sauce

Smoky, tangy, and beautifully-glossy, Bacon Bourbon Barbecue Sauce is a delicious accompaniment to a variety of grilled dishes. It's easy to prepare, too!

Korean Kimchi Barbecue Sauce

Not to be confused with any of the traditional sauces or marinades used in Korean barbecue, this is a sauce that combines funky Korean flavors like kimchi and gochujang (Korean chili paste) with a barbecue sauce-style ketchup base. It's delicious on grilled chicken, pork, and shellfish like shrimp.

Quick Korean Flavored Barbecue Sauce

A mere few minutes of work and minimal ingredients can turn a rather ho-hum bottled barbecue sauce into serious eats.