Low Carb Smokey, Sweet And Hot Barbecue Sauce - cooking recipe

Ingredients

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

Preparation

heat 1 tablespoon olive oil in pan, Add the onion and cook over medium until soft - 3-5 minutes.
Add fresh garlic at this point and cook it for half a minute or so.
Add the rest of the ingredients, stir to combine.
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.
Add about a half a cup of water at this point to thin the consistency a bit.
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.
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.).