Chipotle Bourbon BBQ Sauce
- Ready In:
- 50mins
- Ingredients:
- 13
- Yields:
-
3 cups
- Serves:
- 24
ingredients
- 2 tablespoons unsalted butter
- 1 small onion, cut into 1/4-inch dice
- 2 garlic cloves, very finely chopped
- 1 1⁄4 cups ketchup
- 1⁄4 cup Bourbon
- 2 tablespoons cider vinegar
- 2 tablespoons balsamic vinegar
- 2 tablespoons molasses
- 2 tablespoons honey
- 1 chipotle chile in adobo, chopped (reserve some adobo sauce if you like more heat and smoky flavor)
- 1 teaspoon fresh thyme, chopped
- 1⁄2 teaspoon cayenne pepper
- kosher salt & freshly ground black pepper
directions
- In a medium saucepan, melt the butter. Add the onion and cook over moderate heat until softened, about 5 minutes. Add the garlic and cook until fragrant, about 1 minute. Stir in the ketchup, bourbon, vinegars, molasses, honey, chipotle, thyme and cayenne. Taste; if you like more heat and smoky flavor, add reserved adobo sauce. Simmer over low heat, until thickened, about 40 minutes.
- Transfer the barbecue sauce to a blender or use immersion blender and puree until smooth. Season to taste with salt and pepper.
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RECIPE SUBMITTED BY
Raquel Grinnell
Crownsville, Maryland
I am a married cruise-only travel agent with two stepsons, aged 20 and 25. It took a while to get the boys used to my cooking, as they were raised on fast food and pre-packaged foods (i.e. mac-n-cheese from the blue box, frozen dinners, Chef Boyardee, McDonalds, etc.). My mother is from Spain and I lived there as well as Germany, England and Italy growing up, which influenced both my career and my cuisine!</p>
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