Hfcs—Free Bbq Sauce

Ingredients

• 1 cup homemade ketchup
• 3 tablespoons minced onion (or 3 teaspoons onion powder)
• 2 or 3 tablespoons butter
• 1-2 tablespoons freshly squeezed orange juice
• Scant 1/4 cup Grade B dark maple syrup, or to taste
• 1 or 2 tablespoons Worcestershire sauce or 2 teaspoons Southeast Asian fish sauce
• 1 tablespoon chili powder
• 1 tablespoon unfiltered cider vinegar
• 1 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
• 1/2 teaspoon blackstrap molasses (optional)
• 1/4 teaspoon sea salt (omit if using fish sauce)