Bacon Chipotle Slather Sauce
Rating:
★★★★★ 1 vote5
Serves:
yields approx. 4 cups
Prep:
10 Min
Cook:
40 Min
Method:
Stove Top
Ingredients
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2 slicethick-cut bacon, sliced into 1/2 inch pieces
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4 largeshallots, chopped
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4 clovegarlic, roughly chopped
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2 Tbsplight brown sugar
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1 Tbsptomato paste
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1/4 cmalt vinegar
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1/4 cwater
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2 Tbspmolasses
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1 Tbspdijon mustard
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1 Tbspworcestershire sauce
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1 can(s)crushed tomatoes (28 oz)
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2chipotle peppers in adobo sauce
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·salt and freshly ground black pepper
How to Make Bacon Chipotle Slather Sauce
- Add the bacon pieces to a hot Dutch oven or wide saucepot over medium heat. Render the bacon until it’s crisp, 5 to 7 minutes.
- Add the shallots and garlic and sweat them in the bacon fat with the bacon bits for 5 more minutes.
- Add the brown sugar and tomato paste, stirring until both melt into the ingredients.
- Add the vinegar, water, molasses, mustard, Worcestershire, tomatoes and chipotle and stir to combine.
- Reduce heat to medium-low and simmer for 30 minutes, stirring occasionally. Season to taste with salt and pepper.
- Let cool slightly and then transfer to a blender or food processor. Process until smooth. Use immediately or refrigerate until ready to use.
