Midnight BBQ Sauce

This is one of my favorite BBQ sauces because it's sweet, smoky, and spicy and goes great with beef, chicken, or pork.

Midnight BBQ Sauce

Yield: 32 oz.
Prep time: 10 minutes
Cook time: 30 minutes
Total time: 40 minutes

24 oz. dark stout beer (like Guinness)
4 Cups dark brown sugar, packed
2 Cups apple cider vinegar
1 Cup Ketchipotle (*see recipe)
6 oz. can tomato paste
1 large yellow onion, diced
2 Tbsp olive oil
1 Tbsp smoked paprika
2 tsp garlic, minced
1 tsp adobo sauce
1 tsp kosher salt
1 tsp ground black pepper

• Heat olive oil over medium heat at the bottom of a medium sized pot.
• Add onions, and cook until golden and beginning to caramelize.
• Add all other ingredients, and turn up heat to high, bringing mixture to a boil.
• Reduce heat to low and simmer for 30 minutes.
• Remove from heat and blend all ingredients together with immersion blender.
• Label and store in glass jar in refrigerator for up to three months, or in plastic zip top bags in the freezer for up to one year.