As I have written previously, I love working with new sauces. Sadly lacking in my repertoire, however, is a barbecue sauce. Tonight I tinkered with a few formulations until I had something that featured some smokey, yet tolerable, heat.
Chipotle And Garlic Barbecue Sauce
1/4 cup brown sugar
1/2 cup ketchup
1/2 chipotle chile, de-seeded and minced (see notes)
3/4 teaspoon adobo sauce (see notes)
1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce
2 tablespoons molasses
2 tablespoons thawed orange juice concentrate (see notes)
1 garlic clove, minced
Directions
1. Puree all ingredients in a food processor.
Notes
You can buy small cans of chipotle chiles in adobo sauce. They are very hot, so adjust the amount of chile and sauce to suit your tolerance. If you have orange juice, but no concentrate, you can always reduce some orange juice in a sauce pan.
