barbecue sauce
noun
: a spicy sauce that is usually eaten with barbecued food
He makes a barbecue sauce that tastes great with chicken.
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Savory Dishes Try incorporating blueberries into barbecue sauce.
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Kirsten Nunez, Martha Stewart, 31 Dec. 2025
Start with a whole chicken, cut up, and simmer in a homemade barbecue sauce of ketchup, cola, cider vinegar, and a splash of bourbon for a Southern barbecue flavor.
—Alana Al-Hatlani, Southern Living, 30 Dec. 2025
Trending flavors in 2025 include honey, peppers and barbecue sauce.
—Jenna Prestininzi, Freep.com, 26 Nov. 2025
Stir in egg and 1/4 cup of the barbecue sauce; let stand 5 minutes.
—Katlyn Moncada, Better Homes & Gardens, 24 Nov. 2025
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Kirsten Nunez, Martha Stewart, 31 Dec. 2025
Start with a whole chicken, cut up, and simmer in a homemade barbecue sauce of ketchup, cola, cider vinegar, and a splash of bourbon for a Southern barbecue flavor.
—Alana Al-Hatlani, Southern Living, 30 Dec. 2025
Trending flavors in 2025 include honey, peppers and barbecue sauce.
—Jenna Prestininzi, Freep.com, 26 Nov. 2025
Stir in egg and 1/4 cup of the barbecue sauce; let stand 5 minutes.
—Katlyn Moncada, Better Homes & Gardens, 24 Nov. 2025
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“Barbecue sauce.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/barbecue%20sauce. Accessed 7 Jan. 2026.
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