This is not your 'run of the mill' sauce. It's one of my faves. I have made it several times.
L.C.’s Bold and Spicy Wild Game Chilpotle Pepper BBQ Sauce
A really good sauce for most anything you Barbeque
1 Bulb elephant garlic
1 tablespoon olive oil
3 tablespoons bacon fat – rendered from 6 strips smoked bacon
2 Large yellow onions
1 med grn pepper chopped
6 garlic cloves minced
2 (28 oz) cans Diced tomato
2 cups apple juice
1 cup apple butter
1 12oz jar clover honey
1/3 cup prepared yellow mustard
½ cup apple cider vinegar
½ cup light brown sugar
1/3 cup Worcestershire sauce
1 (7 oz) can chilpotle peppers chopped
1 tablespoon dried basil
1 tablespoon dried oregano
½ teaspoon ground red pepper (cayenne)
1 teaspoon salt
1 tablespoon ground black pepper
pre heat oven to 425 degrees
Roast elephant garlic for 45 min. Let cool a bit, then squeeze roasted garlic from each clove & set aside.
In a large saucepan, cook the bacon until crisp and remove bacon from pan. Saute’ onion and green pepper until tender (4-6 min). Add fresh garlic and sauté another minute. Add pureed, roasted garlic, tomatoes, apple juic, apple butter, honey, mustard, vinegar, brown sugar, Worcestershire sauce, chilpotle peppers, basil, oregano, red pepper, salt and black pepper.
Reduce heat to low and cook for 2 ½ hrs, stirring frequently. Remove sauce and puree in a blender until smooth. Makes approximately 11 cups.
Adjust Cayenne to taste.
Keep in a padlocked refrigerator, or you’ll be making it once a week.
L.C.’s Bold and Spicy Wild Game Chilpotle Pepper BBQ Sauce
A really good sauce for most anything you Barbeque
1 Bulb elephant garlic
1 tablespoon olive oil
3 tablespoons bacon fat – rendered from 6 strips smoked bacon
2 Large yellow onions
1 med grn pepper chopped
6 garlic cloves minced
2 (28 oz) cans Diced tomato
2 cups apple juice
1 cup apple butter
1 12oz jar clover honey
1/3 cup prepared yellow mustard
½ cup apple cider vinegar
½ cup light brown sugar
1/3 cup Worcestershire sauce
1 (7 oz) can chilpotle peppers chopped
1 tablespoon dried basil
1 tablespoon dried oregano
½ teaspoon ground red pepper (cayenne)
1 teaspoon salt
1 tablespoon ground black pepper
pre heat oven to 425 degrees
Roast elephant garlic for 45 min. Let cool a bit, then squeeze roasted garlic from each clove & set aside.
In a large saucepan, cook the bacon until crisp and remove bacon from pan. Saute’ onion and green pepper until tender (4-6 min). Add fresh garlic and sauté another minute. Add pureed, roasted garlic, tomatoes, apple juic, apple butter, honey, mustard, vinegar, brown sugar, Worcestershire sauce, chilpotle peppers, basil, oregano, red pepper, salt and black pepper.
Reduce heat to low and cook for 2 ½ hrs, stirring frequently. Remove sauce and puree in a blender until smooth. Makes approximately 11 cups.
Adjust Cayenne to taste.
Keep in a padlocked refrigerator, or you’ll be making it once a week.