Low Carb Smokey, Sweet And Hot Barbecue Sauce

• 1 tablespoon olive oil
• 1/2 medium onion, minced fine
• 3 garlic cloves, minced
• 2 teaspoons garlic powder
• 1 (6 ounce) can tomato paste
• 1/4 cup low-carb ketchup
• 1 (12 ounce) can diet cola, Splenda-sweetened preferred like Diet rite cola
• 3 tablespoons spicy brown mustard
• 1 1/2 tablespoons Worcestershire sauce
• 1/4 teaspoon ground cloves
• 1/4 teaspoon allspice
• 1 tablespoon TABASCO(R) brand Chipotle Pepper Sauce (to taste)
• 1 tablespoon apple cider vinegar
• 1 teaspoon hickory liquid smoke
• 1/4 teaspoon ground black pepper
• 2 pinches kosher salt, to taste
• 6 drops cholula hot sauce (to taste)
• 1/2 teaspoon Sweet'N Low brown sugar substitute
• 10 drops sweet and low liquid low-calorie sweetener
• 1/2 cup water, at the end to thin sauce a little

1. heat 1 tablespoon olive oil in pan, Add the onion and cook over medium until soft - 3-5 minutes.
2. Add fresh garlic at this point and cook it for half a minute or so.
3. Add the rest of the ingredients, stir to combine.
4. Heat over medium heat till sauce bubbles, then reduce heat to low and simmer for 45-60 minutes. Sauce will cook down a bit and flavors will combine.
5. Add about a half a cup of water at this point to thin the consistency a bit.
6. Note : If you can't find low carb catsup, leave it out, but add about 1 extra tablespoon of vinegar and some sweetener, to taste.
7. Adjust the seasonings so you have the balance you want - you can add vinegar, artificial sweetener, or hot sauce or liquid smoke. (If it's too hot, adding more sweetener will tone it down.).

olive oil, onion, garlic, garlic, tomato paste, lowcarb ketchup, cola, brown mustard, worcestershire sauce, ground cloves, allspice, pepper sauce, apple cider vinegar, hickory liquid smoke, ground black pepper, kosher salt, drops cholula, brown sugar substitute, sweet, water

Taken from www.food.com/recipe/low-carb-smokey-sweet-and-hot-barbecue-sauce-235955 (may not work)