John's BBQ Sauce
Makes about 2 quarts of sauce
Ingredients
- ¼ cup olive oil
- 1 large green pepper, coarsely chopped
- 1 large onion, peeled & coarsely chopped
- 6 cloves garlic, peeled & minced
- 3 chipotle peppers in adobo sauce, chopped
- 2 (28-oz) cans tomato sauce
- 1 cup molasses
- 2 tbsp prepared mustard
- 1 tbsp red wine vinegar
Optional Seasonings
- 1 tsp salt
- 1 tsp ground black pepper
- ½ tsp ground cumin
How-to
- In a large sauce pan, heat the oil over medium heat until fragrant. Add the green pepper, onion and garlic and cook for about 3 minutes
- Reduce the heat to low, add optional seasonings and remaining ingredients, stir well, cover and cook slowly for about 1 hour.
- Remove from heat, allow to cool and store in the refrigerator in a tightly covered container. The sauce will keep for weeks in the refrigerator