Kfc Mountain Bbq Sauce
Ingredients
2 cups chopped, sweet onion (about 2 medium sized onions)
¼ cup chopped garlic (about 6-8 cloves)
2 ½ cups strained tomatoes
1 TBS yellow mustard
2 TBS tamarind paste, optional but recommended
2 TBS raw apple cider vinegar
2 TBS black strap molasses
¼ cup paprika
8 med jool dates, pitted
2 TBS grade B maple syrup
1 TBS of your favorite hot sauce (more or less to taste)
1 TBS tamari or other low-sodium soy sauce
½ tsp liquid smoke
Cooking Instructions
1. Place the onions and a small amount of water into a large sauce pan.
2. Sauté the onions until they are soft and translucent.
3. Add the chopped garlic and sauté another few minutes.
4. Add all remaining ingredients, except the dates.
5. Simmer on low for about 30 minutes.
6. Transfer about half of the sauce into a blender.
7. Add the dates and blend until smooth.
8. Add the rest of the sauce and blend again, just until smooth. DON’T OVERBLEND. You will wind up with too much air in the sauce and it will get too fluffy and thick.
9. Transfer back to the pot, COVER and cook on LOW heat for about one hour. The longer you cook it the more mellow and rich the flavors become. Make sure you whisk it every so often. Be careful! It’s very thick and can tend to bubble up forcefully when heated.
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