Filipino-Style Barbecue Sauce

Description
This classic barbecue sauce is great for meat and poultry and adds a slight spice to the sauce. You can prepare the sauce on meat, poultry, and seafood for grilling, while it delivers a bold, red-hot aroma that it delivers and enhances with fruit juice.

Ingredients

 * ½ cup soy sauce, dark or light only
 * ½ cup apple cider vinegar
 * 1 head garlic, minced
 * 1 onion, finely chopped or minced, red, white, or yellow only
 * 1 cup diet lemon-lime soda or calamansi juice
 * 1 teaspoon lime juice
 * 1 teaspoon ground black pepper
 * 6 tablespoons sugar, brown or white only
 * ½ cup banana or tomato catsup
 * ½ cup oyster sauce
 * 2 tablespoons chili-garlic sauce
 * 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 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.

Nutritional Information
Servings: 3-6 tablespoons or 4 cups