Chipotle Maple Barbecue Sauce

Prepare this sauce up to two weeks ahead. Besides the rib recipe, it's great for chicken, roasted pork, and burgers. Cook: 30 minutes.

This recipe goes with Shay's Fall-off-the-Bone Baby Back Ribs

Yield: Makes about 4 1/2 cups

Ingredients

• 1  (28-ounce) can crushed tomatoes
• 1/2  cup  maple syrup
• 1/2  cup  firmly packed light brown sugar
• 3  canned chipotle peppers in adobo sauce, diced
• 1  cup  white vinegar
• 1/4  cup  Worcestershire sauce
• 1/2  cup  apple cider or unfiltered apple juice
• Juice of 2 lemons (about 6 tablespoons)
• 4  garlic cloves, minced
• 2  tablespoons  dry mustard
• 2  teaspoons  sea salt
• 2  teaspoons  freshly ground black pepper

Preparation

Combine all ingredients in a heavy saucepan. Bring to a boil over medium-high heat. Reduce heat, and simmer 30 to 35 minutes or until sauce is thickened and reduced by one-fourth. Refrigerate in an airtight container up to 2 weeks.

Sara Foster, Fresh Every Day: More Great Recipes from Foster's Market, MyRecipes, JULY 2007