Apple Butter BBQ Sauce

Name: Apple Butter BBQ Sauce
Prep time: 20 min
Total time: 20 min
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 1 tbsp Unsalted Butter (1 tablespoon of butter or margarine); 1 piece Yellow Onion (1 medium onion); 2 cloves Garlic (2 garlic cloves); 1 cup Ketchup (1 cup ketchup); ¾ cup Apple Butter (3/4 cup apple butter); ½ cup Lemon Juice (1/2 cup lemon juice); ¼ cup Dark Brown Sugar (1/4 cup firmly packed dark brown sugar); ¼ cup Orange Juice (1/4 cup orange juice); 3 tbsp Steak Sauce (3 tablespoons steak sauce); 1 tbsp Worcestershire Sauce (1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce); ½ oz Unsweetened Chocolate (1/2 ounce unsweetened chocolate); 1 tsp Ginger Powder (1 teaspoon ground ginger dissolved in a few teaspoons of water); 1 tsp Coffee (1 teaspoon instant coffee); 1 tsp Black Pepper (1 teaspoon ground pepper); 2 tsp Kosher Salt (2 teaspoons Morton Coarse Kosher Salt); ½ tsp Hickory Liquid Smoke (1/2 teaspoon liquid smoke (optional)) — optional; 2 tsp Chipotle Sauce (2 teaspoons Chipotle Tabasco sauce)

A smoky, sweet, and tangy American BBQ sauce combining apple butter, dark brown sugar, and spices, simmered to meld flavors.

20 minAmerican

Servings4

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Ingredients

For 4 servings

Unsalted Butter1 tbsp · 1 tablespoon of butter or margarine
Yellow Onion1 piece · 1 medium onion
Garlic2 cloves · 2 garlic cloves
Ketchup1 cup · 1 cup ketchup
Apple Butter¾ cup · 3/4 cup apple butter
Lemon Juice½ cup · 1/2 cup lemon juice
Dark Brown Sugar¼ cup · 1/4 cup firmly packed dark brown sugar
Orange Juice¼ cup · 1/4 cup orange juice
Steak Sauce3 tbsp · 3 tablespoons steak sauce
Worcestershire Sauce1 tbsp · 1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce
Unsweetened Chocolate½ oz · 1/2 ounce unsweetened chocolate
Ginger Powder1 tsp · 1 teaspoon ground ginger dissolved in a few teaspoons of water
Coffee1 tsp · 1 teaspoon instant coffee
Black Pepper1 tsp · 1 teaspoon ground pepper
Kosher Salt2 tsp · 2 teaspoons Morton Coarse Kosher Salt
Hickory Liquid Smoke½ tsp · 1/2 teaspoon liquid smoke (optional) · optional
Chipotle Sauce2 tsp · 2 teaspoons Chipotle Tabasco sauce

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Steps

1Prep. Chop the onion and mince the garlic.
2Heat. Melt the butter over low to medium heat.
3Cook the onion and garlic until translucent, being careful not to brown the garlic.
4Add the rest of the ingredients and simmer on low for ten minutes. I like to make two batches, one mild, one hot.
5Serve. Serve the sauce immediately or refrigerate for future use.