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Chipotle Barbecue Sauce

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BBQRIBS-1About six years ago I found a BBQ Sauce recipe in a cookbook called “A Man’s Guide to Grilling” by Men’s Health Magazine. The recipe I liked the most was created by Ollie Gates who is a second-generation BBQ legend (See Gates Family Kansas City BBQ Sauce recipe below). His recipe gave me the basic ingredients that are in a lot of the BBQ sauce recipes I have created (ketchup, vinegar, sweetener and spices). Over the years I have tried many combinations but I like the Chipotle BBQ Sauce the best.

Chipotle BBQ Sauce

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Ingredients

  • 2 Cups Ketchup
  • 1/2 Cup Apple Cider Vinegar
  • 1/2 Cup Apple Juice
  • 2 Teaspoons Liquid Smoke
  • 2 Teaspoons Lemon Juice (fresh squeezed)
  • 1/2 Cup Brown Sugar
  • 1 Tablespoon Chipotle Pepper (ground)
  • 2 Teaspoons Granulated Garlic
  • 2 Teaspoons Celery Seed (ground)
  • 2 Teaspoons Sea Salt
  • 1 Teaspoon Black Pepper
  • 1 Tablespoons Butter

Note

You can substitute chile powder for the ground chipotle pepper.

For more heat add ground cayenne pepper.

Directions

Combine vinegar, apple juice, brown sugar, liquid smoke, lemon juice, ground chipotle pepper, granulated garlic, celery seed, sea salt and black pepper in a sauce pan. Make sure all the dry ingredients are dissolved in the liquid.
Add ketchup and blend well.
Bring mixture to a boil, reduce heat to low and cook for 30 minutes. Stir occasionally.
Add butter and cook for an additional 10 minutes. Stir occasionally.
Allow sauce to cool and store in an airtight container in the refrigerator.
Ready to use.

 

Gates Family Kansas City BBQ Sauce

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Ingredients

  • 2 Cups Ketchup
  • 1/2 Cup Apple Cider Vinegar
  • 1/3 Teaspoon Liquid Smoke
  • 1/4 Teaspoon Lemon Juice
  • 1 Tablespoon Kosher Salt (finely ground)
  • 1/4 Cup Sugar
  • 1 Teaspoon Celery Seed
  • 1 Teaspoon Cayenne pepper (ground)
  • 1 Teaspoon Chile powder
  • 1 Teaspoon Garlic Powder

Directions

Mix the sugar, salt, celery seed, garlic powder, cayenne and chile powder together in a small bowl.
Combine the ketchup, vinegar, liquid smoke and lemon juice in a large bowl.
Add the dry ingredients and mix well.
Store sauce in an airtight container in the refrigerator.

Recipe is from “A Man’s Guide To Grilling” published by Men’s Health Magazine.

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