Sweet and Spicy Bbq Sauce

Recently purchased some barley malt for a dish and was delighted with its wonderful flavor. A great sweetner with a lovely smokey taste. Then went in search of other recipes using the malt and found this one on chanadet.com. I've tweaked it a bit for my owm taste.

• Ready In: 30 mins
• Serves: 7
• Yields: 1 3/4 cups

Ingredients

• 1⁄2 medium onion, finely chopped or grated
• 2  teaspoons olive oil
• 2  garlic cloves, minced
• 15  ounces canned tomatoes, chopped well
• 1  tablespoon tomato paste
• 1⁄3 cup tomato sauce
• 4  tablespoons ketchup
• 4  teaspoons barley malt
• 1  tablespoon cider vinegar
• 1  tablespoon Worcestershire sauce
• 1⁄8 teaspoon dry mustard

Directions

1. Sauté the onion in olive oil in a saucepan until soft, about 3-4 minutes on medium/low heat.
2. Add the garlic and sauté 2 minutes more.
3. Add the chopped tomatoes, tomato paste, tomato sauce, ketchup and stir well. Then add the Barley Malt, vinegar, Worcestershire sauce and dry mustard. Combine well.
4. Simmer for 25 minutes on low heat, stirring occasionally until thickened. Let cool.