BBQ CHIPOTLE SAUCE RECIPES

Steps:

• Melt the butter in a saucepan over medium heat. Stir in the onion and garlic; cook until the onion has softened and turned translucent, about 5 minutes. Stir in the ketchup, beer, vinegar, jelly, brown sugar, mustard, cumin, chipotle pepper, paprika, and salt. Bring to a simmer, and cook a few minutes until slightly thickened.

Steps:

• Process onion and water in food processor until slushy, about 45 seconds.
• 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.
• Wisk ketchup, apple cider, 3 tbl. apple cider vinegar, Worcestershire sauce, molasses, dijon mustard, chipotle chili, adobo sauce, and black pepper into onion liquid.
• In a large saucepan, cook bacon over medium-high heat, until bacon is crisp.
• Remove bacon with a slotted spoon.
• Add garlic and chili powder to hot bacon fat and cook until fragrant, about 30 seconds.
• Add onion-ketchup mixture to the saucepan and simmer for 15 minutes.
• Off heat, add remaining 1 tbsp apple cider vinegar.
• (Optional) Pulse cooked bacon is food processor until it is a fine powder and add to sauce.