Chocolate Chipotle Barbecue Sauce
This recipe for chocolate chipotle barbecue sauce is a delightful mix of sweet and savory with a taste of beer added into it.
Servings: 5 cups
Ingredients
- 2 tablespoons vegetable oil
- 1 onion finely diced
- 4 to 6 garlic cloves minced
- 1 cup beer
- 1 cup ketchup
- ½ cup molasses
- 1 (15 ounce) can tomato sauce
- ½ cup cocoa powder
- 2 teaspoons chipotle chili powder or 2 to 3 chipotle peppers
- ¼ cup balsamic vinegar
- 3 tablespoons Worcestershire sauce
- ½ teaspoon salt
- ½ teaspoon ground black pepper
Instructions
- Heat the oil over medium heat in a large saucepan. Add the onions and cook about 10 minutes until translucent. Add the garlic and cook for 1 minute then pour in the beer and let it simmer for 2 minutes to burn off the alcohol.
- Stir in the rest of the ingredients. Cook uncovered over medium heat for 20 to 3 0 minutes to concentrate the flavors.
- Remove the saucepan from the heat and allow the sauce to cool down for 15 minutes or until no longer steaming hot. Working in batches, pour the sauce into a blender and puree until smooth (alternatively, you can use a stick blender and blend it right in the saucepan).
Nutrition
Serving: 2tablespoons | Calories: 36kcal | Carbohydrates: 7g | Fat: 1g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Sodium: 114mg | Sugar: 5g
