Texas Style Chipotle Bbq Sauce

Total Time: 30 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 15 mins

Ingredients

• 1 large onion, peeled and quartered
• 1/4 cup water
• 1 1/2 cups ketchup
• 1 1/2 cups apple cider
• 4 tablespoons apple cider vinegar
• 3 tablespoons worcestershire sauce
• 1/4 cup molasses
• 3 tablespoons dijon mustard
• 1 chipotle chile, minced
• 1 tablespoon adobo sauce
• 1/2 teaspoon fresh ground black pepper
• 2 slices bacon, chopped
• 2 garlic cloves, minced
• 1 1/2 tablespoons chili powder

Recipe

• 1 process onion and water in food processor until slushy, about 45 seconds.
• 2 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.
• 3 wisk ketchup, apple cider, 3 tbl. apple cider vinegar, worcestershire sauce, molasses, dijon mustard, chipotle chili, adobo sauce, and black pepper into onion liquid.
• 4 in a large saucepan, cook bacon over medium-high heat, until bacon is crisp.
• 5 remove bacon with a slotted spoon.
• 6 add garlic and chili powder to hot bacon fat and cook until fragrant, about 30 seconds.
• 7 add onion-ketchup mixture to the saucepan and simmer for 15 minutes.
• 8 off heat, add remaining 1 tbsp apple cider vinegar.
• 9 (optional) pulse cooked bacon is food processor until it is a fine powder and add to sauce.