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Sauce: Sweet Heat BBQ Sauce

Source of Recipe

From "Big Food Big Love" by Heather Earnhardt


Recipe Introduction

"This sauce has a thick richness to it that will have you reaching for it first. It's great as a glaze for fried chicken, roast chicken, collards, shrimp and grits, or just about anything. Double the batch and give half away to your friends."

List of Ingredients

â—¦ 4 cups Texas Pete or Crystal hot sauce
â—¦ 2 cups packed dark brown sugar
â—¦ 1 (12-ounce) bottle amber beer, such as Abita Amber
â—¦ ¼ cup Worcestershire sauce
â—¦ 1 tablespoon dried basil


Recipe

In a large pot over medium-high heat, bring the hot sauce up to a slow boil.

When it's boiling, whisk in the brown sugar, beer, Worcestershire, and basil and reduce the heat to low. Simmer until the sauce is reduced by one-quarter and is thick and viscous, about 2 hours.

Store the cooled sauce in a lidded glass jar in the refrigerator; it will keep indefinitely.

Makes about 4 cups