Chipotle Barbecue Sauce, Texas Style

this barbecue sauce is smoky and sweet.. this sauce is good on anything you can put on the pit, chicken, beef, pork, and it is excellent on shrimp. side note: in a pinch, you can substitute the panela for firmly packed brown sugar, but the flavors are not quite the same. also this sauce freezes well for later use, and actually can intensify in flavor.

• Ready In: 2 hrs 10 mins
• Serves: 15-20
• Yields: 3-4 cups

Ingredients

• 1  cup ketchup
• 1⁄2 cup jaggery (panela)
• 1  teaspoon Worcestershire sauce
• 1⁄4 cup lime juice
• 1 1⁄2 cups onions, chopped
• 2  garlic cloves, chopped fine
• 2  tablespoons pureed chipotle chiles
• 12  ounces tomato paste
• 12  ounces beer
•  black pepper

Directions

1. Place all ingredients in a 3 qt saucepan, and bring to boil.
2. Lower heat and cover and simmer for about 2 hours, stirring occasionally, do not let it burn.
3. This sauce can slowly simmer until ready to use.