Zest and spicy, filled
with herbs and enriched with honey and pecans this Spiced Barbecue
Sauce is a wing-ding prepartion certain to please the folks on
your patio. Cook it up, baste your meats generously and have
a great time!
Spiced Barbecue
Sauce
1 1/2 teaspoons ground
black pepper
1 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon onion powder
1 teaspoon garlic powder
1/2 teaspoon ground white pepper
1/2 teaspoon cayenne pepper
1/2 pound bacon, chopped
1 1/2 cups onions, chopped
2 cups chicken broth
1 1/2 cups chili sauce
1 cup honey
3/4 cup chopped pecans
1 orange, peel sliced off and reserved, juice reserved
1 lemon, peel sliced off and reserved, juice reserved
2 tablespoons minced garlic
1 teaspoon liquid hot pepper sauce
4 tablespoons butter
Combine pepper, salt,
onion powder, garlic powder, white pepper and cayenne pepper
in a small bowl; set aside.
Cook chopped bacon in
a large, deep saucepan or a deep stockpot until crisp; drain
and discard excess fat. Add chopped onions, cover and continue
cooking until onions are brown (8 to 10 minutes), stirring occasionally.
Stir in pepper mixture;
cook about 1 minute. Add chicken broth, chili sauce, honey, chopped
pecans, orange, juice and peel, lemon juice and peel, garlic
and liquid hot pepper sauce.
Reduce heat, cook on low
for about 10 minutes; stirring frequently. Remove orange and
lemon peels; continue cooking for another 15 minutes. Add butter;
stir until melted. Cool. Process in a blender or food processor
until smooth.
