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Red Wine BBQ Sauce

A homemade BBQ sauce that's great fro chicken, beef or pork.
Course BBQ sauce, Condiment
Keyword bbq sauce, gluten free bbq sauce, red wine bbq sauce
Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 5 minutes
Total Time 10 minutes
Servings 1 cup of sauce

Ingredients

  • 1 tablespoon extra virgin olive oil
  • 2 garlic cloves, peeled and minced
  • ½ teaspoon  ground cumin
  • ¼ teaspoon  ground chipotle chili pepper powder
  • ⅓ cup red wine
  • ½ cup  organic ketchup
  • 1 tablespoon  apple cider vinegar
  • ¼ cup brown sugar or honey if preferred
  • 1 tablespoon

    soy sauce 
( if you avoid soy use coconut aminos)

  • ⅛ teaspoon liquid smoke (a little goes a long way!)

Instructions

  • Have all ingredients prepped and measured out so you are ready to go! 
  • Heat olive oil in heavy medium saucepan over medium heat. Add garlic, cumin, and chipotle chile powder; stir 1 minute. 
  • Add red wine and simmer 2 minutes. Gently whisk in ketchup, soy sauce (or coconut aminos), and liquid smoke; simmer 2 minutes longer.
  • Take off heat, stir in honey and apple cider vinegar. Allow to cool and then refrigerate until use.