Peach BBQ Sauce

Ingredients

2 tsp bacon fat (or canola oil)
¼ cup onion, small dice
2 tsp garlic, minced
1 tsp ginger, minced
2 tsp jalapeno, small dice
1 ½ cup fresh peach, peeled diced ( frozen may be substituted)
2 tsp tomato paste
½ cup brown sugar
¾ cup ketchup
⅓ cup chicken stock or broth
¼ cup orange juice
2 TBL rice wine vinegar
2 tsp soy sauce
1 tsp Worcestershire
½ cinnamon stick
⅛ tsp coriander
⅛ tsp cumin
⅛ tsp chili powder
1 tsp kosher
¼ tsp black pepper, freshly ground
¼ tsp dry thyme, or 1 tsp fresh chopped thyme

Instructions

Preheat oven to 300.

In a 2-quart oven-proof sauce pot, heat the bacon fat over low heat. Cook onions 5 minutes, stirring occasionally. Add the garlic, ginger, jalapeno and peaches. Increase the heat to medium and cook 10 minutes, stirring often. Add the tomato paste and cook for 5 minutes more. Stir in the remaining ingredients. Cover the sauce and place in the preheated oven.

Bake for 45 minutes, stirring occasionally. Remove the cover and bake for 30 more minutes.

The sauce may be made days in advance, and best when a day or two old.

Yield: 2 1/2 cups

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