Rhubarb Barbecue Sauce Recipe and Elderberry Jelly for Elk BBQ Meatballs ForJars Jamboree

brown sugar

🥗Healthier: coconut sugar

💰Cheaper: white sugar

Coconut sugar is lower on the glycemic index.

apple cider vinegar

🥗Healthier: white vinegar

💰Cheaper: red wine vinegar

Red wine vinegar is often less expensive and adds a different flavor.

ketchup

🥗Healthier: homemade tomato sauce

💰Cheaper: generic ketchup

Homemade sauce can be healthier with no added sugars.

smoked paprika

🥗Healthier: regular paprika

💰Cheaper: cayenne pepper

Cayenne adds heat without the smoky flavor.

Chop 4 cups of fresh rhubarb into small pieces.

Chop 1 medium-sized onion.

In a saucepan, combine chopped rhubarb, chopped onion, 1/2 cup white vinegar, and 1/2 cup apple cider vinegar.

Add 4 cups of sugar, 4 tablespoons of molasses, and 1 teaspoon of salt to the mixture.

Stir in 2 cups of raisins and optional liquid smoke if desired.

Add 1/2 tablespoon of dry mustard, 1/2 tablespoon of paprika, and 1/2 teaspoon of smoked paprika to the pot.

Add 1/2 teaspoon of cracked black pepper and mix well.

Cook all ingredients on the stovetop until everything is nice and mushy and soft, or simmer in an Instant Pot.

Use an immersion blender to blend the mixture until smooth.

Decant the sauce into clean jars and put on warmed canning lids.

Water bath can the jars for about 20 minutes in a boiling bath of water with 2 inches of water covering the tops of the lids.

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