Guava BBQ Sauce

Name: Guava BBQ Sauce
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 20 min
Yield: about 3½ cups (850 ml)
Cuisine: Latin
Ingredients: 2 cups (480 ml) Ketchup; 1/4 cup (60 ml) Water; 1/4 cup light (60 ml) Brown Sugar; 2 tbsp (30 ml) Cider Vinegar; 2 tbsp fresh (30 ml) Lemon Juice; 1 tbsp (15 ml) Soy Sauce; 1 tbsp (15 ml) Fish Sauce; 1 tbsp (15 ml) Sriracha; 1 tbsp (15 ml) Chili Garlic; 1 tbsp (7 g) Onion Powder; 5 cloves, finely minced Garlic; 1 cup, cut from block (240 ml) Guava Paste

Independent adaptation of a publicly published Illyanna Maisonet recipe. Not affiliated with, sponsored by, or endorsed by Illyanna Maisonet.

BBQ SAUCE · CHICKEN SKEWERS, PORK & WINGS

In the published recipe, this is the bbq sauce for Puerto Rican chicken skewers.

Illyanna Maisonet's guava BBQ sauce for chicken skewers.

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GUAVA BBQ

Method: simmer
Yield: about 3½ cups
Ingredients: 12
Jar batch: 0.3× recipe

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Ratio

KETCHUP 480 mlWATER 60 ml

Ingredients

Ketchup2 cups (480 ml)
Water1/4 cup (60 ml)
Brown Sugar1/4 cup light (60 ml)
Cider Vinegar2 tbsp (30 ml)
Lemon Juice2 tbsp fresh (30 ml)
Soy Sauce1 tbsp (15 ml)
Fish Sauce1 tbsp (15 ml)
Sriracha1 tbsp (15 ml)
Chili Garlic1 tbsp (15 ml)
Onion Powder1 tbsp (7 g)
Garlic5 cloves, finely minced
Guava Paste1 cup, cut from block (240 ml)

Method

Pour to the lines in order (bottom → top): KETCHUP, WATER.
Shake-to-line (dashed marks): add GUAVA PASTE, then BROWN SUGAR. Spoon in, shake, and top up until the settled level reaches each dashed line.
Season to finish: ONION POWDER (about 1 tsp), GARLIC (1½ cloves), CIDER VINEGAR (about 2 tsp), LEMON JUICE (about 2 tsp), SOY SAUCE (about 1 tsp), FISH SAUCE (about 1 tsp).
Cap the jar and shake until combined.
Pour into a cold pan and bring to a gentle simmer. The jar stays off the stove. Cool leftovers briefly before they go back in the glass, then refrigerate promptly.

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Guava BBQ SauceNATIONAL AWARD WINNEROn the jar: GUAVA BBQ
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Provenance

Puerto Rican food writer and author of the cookbook Diasporican; recognized with a 2023 James Beard award for her food writing.

Adapted from a Illyanna Maisonet recipe (Illyanna Maisonet / Food52).

FAQ

Can this go in a shake jar?

Yes, with one pan. Its liquids pour to the printed fill-lines and shake cold; the mix then goes into a pan to simmer. The jar itself never touches heat.

What do the quantities mean?

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Where did this recipe come from?

Adapted from Illyanna Maisonet / Food52 (published as “Guava BBQ Sauce”). Full citation lives in Provenance.

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