I don’t think there’s a meat on this planet that wouldn’t benefit from a little BBQ sauce. I could probably put BBQ sauce on nearly everything and be content. Meat, potatoes, pizza—all my favorite food groups. At this very moment, I have no less than 5 bottles of it in my pantry (no joke). But sadly, those bottles might just sit there forever, because I’ve found the ultimate, never-eat-bottled-stuff-again BBQ sauce. Sticky, sweet, and spicy—this Honey Chipotle BBQ is my new favorite use-on-everything sauce.
I made it for BBQ Chicken Pizza months ago, and Boyfriend nearly lost his mind (not really). He kept asking me to make more so he could use it on everything he cooked. I finally made him his very own jar and gave it to him as a Christmas gift. (See? Reigning supreme as the Queen of Lame Presents.) That pint of BBQ sauce was gone within about a week. I still have a tiny bit of my own jar hanging out in my fridge, but I’ve been craving BBQ Chicken Pizza again, and I knew there wouldn’t be enough. Time to whip up some more.
You probably have everything you need already in your kitchen.
Sauté the garlic in a tablespoon of olive oil for about 30 seconds until fragrant and lightly browned, and then add the rest of the ingredients. Bring it up to a simmer, turn the heat down to low and let everything get well acquainted for about 20 minutes. You’ll have yourself a beautiful dark spicy BBQ sauce in less time than it’d take to head to the store.
Fair warning: This sauce has kick to it. If spice isn’t your thing, go ahead and cut back on the chipotle and cayenne. It’ll still be amazing.
Later in the week I'll show you my favorite way to use this yummy sauce, so check back!
