Texas Style Chipotle BBQ Sauce

Submitted by KapnAwesome

"This BBQ sauce has a balance of sweet, tangy, and spicy. It's so good, you may find yourself contemplating drinking it straight"

 

• Ready In: 30mins
• Ingredients: 14
• Yields: 5 cups
• Serves: 24

ingredients

• 1 large onion, peeled and quartered
• 1⁄4 cup water
• 1 1⁄2 cups ketchup
• 1 1⁄2 cups apple cider
• 4 tablespoons apple cider vinegar
• 3 tablespoons Worcestershire sauce
• 1⁄4 cup molasses
• 3 tablespoons Dijon mustard
• 1 chipotle chile, minced
• 1 tablespoon adobo sauce
• 1⁄2 teaspoon fresh ground black pepper
• 2 slices bacon, chopped
• 2 garlic cloves, minced
• 1 1⁄2 tablespoons chili powder

directions

1. Process onion and water in food processor until slushy, about 45 seconds.
2. Pass the onion slush through a fine mesh strainer over a large mixing bowl, pressing on the slush with a large rubber spatula. Discard the onion solids.
3. Wisk ketchup, apple cider, 3 tbl. apple cider vinegar, Worcestershire sauce, molasses, dijon mustard, chipotle chili, adobo sauce, and black pepper into onion liquid.
4. In a large saucepan, cook bacon over medium-high heat, until bacon is crisp.
5. Remove bacon with a slotted spoon.
6. Add garlic and chili powder to hot bacon fat and cook until fragrant, about 30 seconds.
7. Add onion-ketchup mixture to the saucepan and simmer for 15 minutes.
8. Off heat, add remaining 1 tbsp apple cider vinegar.
9. (Optional) Pulse cooked bacon is food processor until it is a fine powder and add to sauce.

Reviews

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Hi, I was wondering how long this will keep in the refrigerator. Thanks!