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BBQ Sauce (from scratch)
When you have extra summer tomatoes.
What you need
- Fresh plum tomatoes (about 1 - 1 1/2 lbs)
- Water to cover
- 1/2 tsp salt
- Ground black pepper
- 1 tbl oil
- 1 onion
- 1 jalapeno (or more)
- 2 garlic cloves
- 2 Tbl molasses or equivalent other sweetener
- 1/4 - 1/3 cup brown sugar
- 2-3 tbl worcestershire
- 1/2 tsp allspice
- Pinch cinnamon
- 2 tbl balsamic vinegar
- 1 bottle ale
- 2-3 tbl chili powder
- salt and pepper to taste
How to make it
- Peel tomatoes and place in pot with water to cover (about 1 cup water)
with salt and pepper
- Cook until thickened (about 30 minutes)
- Sauté onion in oil until it begins to brown, add jalapeno and garlic and
continue sautéing until jalapeno is slightly softened (about 2 minutes)
- To tomato sauce, add molasses, brown sugar, allspice, cinnamon and worcestershire
add onion mixture to tomato mixture and combine well
bring to a low boil and reduce heat to med-low to low so it simmers gently
- add beer, chili powder, salt and pepper and simmer and reduce until desired consistency
(approx 1 - 2 hours)
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