Sugar Free Mustard Barbecue Sauce

For the first time ever, I made my own pulled pork!  Then I wanted some barbecue sauce for it, but since I'm really trying to cut down on sugar, I thought I'd try making my own. I love the mustard style bbq sauce (is this South Carolina barbecue? I can never keep that straight) so here is my recreation. I loved it and so did my husband, who is very picky about his bbq. :)

Sugar Free Mustard Barbecue Sauce

1/4 cup Mustard
1 Tbsp Apple Cider Vinegar
8-10 drops Liquid Stevia or Honey, Agave or other sweetener
1/2 tsp Onion Powder
2-3 tsp Worsecestershire Sauce

The pulled pork couldn't have been easier: simply put a boston butt in the crock pot with a little water and salt and pepper, and cook on low for about 8 hours.  Then shred the meat.  Done!

Garden Burgers

These garden burgers are SO GOOD and a great way to get some extra veggies in. My family likes cheese on theirs but mine is pictured with guacamole and tomato.

Garden Burgers

1 Egg, beaten
1 Tbsp Ketchup
1/2 tsp Basil
1/2 tsp Onion Salt (or use minced onion and 1/4 tsp Salt)
1 tsp Black Pepper
1 cup frozen loose pack, finely chopped Veggies - I use Carrots and Broccoli.
1/4 cup Bread Crumbs (optional)
1 lb Ground Beef

Mix well and shape into patties.  Grill over medium-high heat until desired doneness.

Chopping the veggies is the biggest job in this recipe.  The easiest and fastest way Is to use a food processor if you have one.  I don't, but I do have a vitamix and the wet-chop technique works perfectly for this.  Simply fill the vitamix about half full with water, add veggies, put the lid on and pulse a few times.  Then dump the whole thing into a fine mesh sieve.  Just be sure not to let the vitamix run too long or you'll have veggie puree.

Feed Your Freezer: You can also make these ahead and freeze the patties for a quick dinner.  I make 1/3 or 1/4 lb patties, lay them on parchment paper, four per layer, and stack three layers.  Then put the whole stack into a gallon size freeze ziploc bag and freeze flat.  They'll be easy to separate with the parchment paper in between.