Rickard's Red Barbecue Sauce

Impress your friends at your next backyard barbecue with a beer-based DIY sauce. Adding beer when cooking will intensify the flavours and the high temperatures when cooking will eliminate the alcohol content making it perfect for the whole family.

• Ready In: 1 hr 45 mins
• Serves: 1
• Yields: 1 serving

Ingredients

• 1  tablespoon butter
• 2  medium onions, coarsely chopped
• 2  medium bell peppers, coarsely chopped
• 20  garlic cloves, coarsely chopped
• 1 1⁄4 cups apple cider vinegar
• 8  ounces fresh ginger, peeled, coarsely chopped
• 1  cup  mild-flavoured molasses or 1  cup honey
• 1  cup  packed brown sugar
• 176  ml tomato paste
• 1 1⁄2 cups  hot pepper sauce
• 1  teaspoon  salt and black pepper

Directions

1. Melt butter in a large heavy-duty saucepan over medium high heat just until brown, stirring constantly for about 1 minute.
2. Add onions, peppers and garlic. Saute until very brown, about 15 minutes.
3. Stir in vinegar and ginger. Bring to broil.
4. Add molasses, brown sugar, tomato paste and hot pepper sauce. Bring to boil.
5. Add beer. Simmer until sauce thickens slightly, stirring occasionally, about 1 hour. Season to taste.
6. The sauce will store in a refrigerated airtight container for up to three months. Serve with wings, ribs, steak or chicken. Additional beer infused- and beer pairing recipes can be found online at Rickards.ca.