Filipino-Style Barbecue Sauce

Description
This classic Asian barbecue sauce is great for meat and poultry and adds a slight spice to the sauce. You can use the sauce as a marinade for meat, poultry, and seafood for grilling.

Ingredients

 * ½ cup soy sauce
 * ½ cup apple cider vinegar
 * 1 head garlic, minced
 * 1 onion, finely chopped or minced,
 * 1 cup diet lemon-lime soda or calamansi juice
 * 1 teaspoon lime juice
 * 1 teaspoon ground black pepper
 * 6 tablespoons white sugar
 * ½ cup banana or tomato ketchup
 * ½ cup oyster sauce
 * 2 tablespoons chile paste with garlic
 * 3 tablespoons chili powder

Directions

 * 1) Mix all ingredients well and marinate meat for 2 to 4 hours at least. Overnight is preferred.
 * 2) Spoon, funnel, or pour contents from the homemade barbecue sauce into a fresh glass jar and reserve this in the refrigerator.
 * 3) Prior to cooking meats or poultry, remove from the marinade. Reduce the marinade by boiling and use as the glaze on the meat while cooking.