BBQ Sauce

BBQ Sauce

(around 4 cups)

Ingredients:

1 small Yellow Onion, chopped

1 glove Fresh Garlic

½ cup Raisins

2 cups Ketchup

2 tbsp. Cider Vinegar

1 tsp. Dry Mustard

2/3 cup Butter

½ tsp. Dry Basil

¼ tsp. Dry Tarragon

¼ tsp. Dry Rosemary

¼ tsp. Dry Thyme

¼ tsp. Dry Marjoram

½ tsp. Accent

3 tbsp. Brown Sugar

1 tsp. Kosher Salt

½ tsp. Black Pepper

½ Fresh Lemon, juiced

Directions:

Place the chopped onion, garlic glove, raisins and half of the ketchup into a blender and puree.  In a medium sized sauce pan over medium heat combine the mixture from the blender with the remaining ingredients.  Heat the entire mixture to a boil and then reduce heat to a simmer.  Continue to simmer for 45 minute to an hour and then let cool.  Refrigerate in an air tight container for up to a week.

Note:               I consider this a mild sauce so if you need heat, add it.  There are several ways to do it.  You could add a little cayenne pepper or hot sauce to the mixture.  Another way would be to add some hot peppers (jalapeno, hot cherry, etc) to the ingredients going into the blender.  You’ll have to experiment to find the heat level you desire.  Have fun getting there.

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