Tangy Barbecue Sauce

The beer gives an slightly more complex overtone to this all-purpose barbecue sauce.

• Ready In: 35 mins
• Yields: 2 cups

Ingredients

• 1  medium onion, minced
• 1 1⁄2 tablespoons olive oil
• 2  tablespoons chili powder
• 2  teaspoons ground cumin
• 2⁄3 cup cider vinegar
• 1⁄2 cup beer
• 1⁄4 ketchup
• 2  tablespoons Worcestershire sauce
• 2  tablespoons  packed dark brown sugar
• 1  teaspoon mustard powder
• 2  cloves garlic, crushed
• 1⁄4-1⁄2 teaspoon Tabasco sauce, to taste
• 1⁄2 teaspoon salt
• 1⁄4 teaspoon fresh ground pepper

Directions

1. In a medium saucepan, cook the onion in the olive oil over medium heat until softened, about 3 minutes.
2. Add the chili powder and cumin and cook, stirring, for 1 minute.
3. Stir in the vinegar, beer, ketchup, Worcestershire sauce, brown sugar, and mustard.
4. Add the garlic, Tabasco, salt and pepper.
5. Bring to a boil, reduce the heat to medium low, and simmer for about 15 minutes, or until the sauce is slightly thickened.