CHIPOTLE BARBECUE SAUCE
About 3 cups
Canned chipotle peppers in adobo sauce are ideal for adding heat and smoke to barbecue sauce.
Combine in a medium saucepan:
- 1 ½ cups ketchup
- 1 cup cider vinegar
- ½ cup packed brown sugar
- 4 to 6 canned chipotles peppers in adobo sauce, chopped, plus 2 tablespoons adobo sauce, or ¼ cup Mexican Adobo I
- (1 tablespoon ground cumin, toasted before grinding, if desired)
- 2 garlic cloves, minced or grated on a rasp grater
Bring to a simmer over medium heat, reduce the heat to low, and cook for 10 minutes.