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Guinness BBQ Sauce

By Andrew Schloss and David Joachim

4.1

(7)

Best with beef, pork, lamb, game meats

Recipe information

  • Yield

    Makes about 2 1/2 cups

Ingredients

2 cups Guinness ale
1 star anise (optional)
1 cup ketchup
1/4 cup dark brown mustard
1/3 cup honey
2 tablespoons hot pepper sauce
2 teaspoons coarse salt
2 teaspoons ground black pepper

Preparation

  1. Boil the Guinness in a saucepan with the star anise (if using) over high heat until reduced by half. Add the remaining ingredients and simmer for 5 minutes, or until thick. Cool and remove the star anise. Store in a tightly closed container in the refrigerator for up to 1 week.

From Fire It Up: More Than 400 Recipes for Grilling Everything by Andrew Schloss and David Joachim. Text copyright © 2011 by Andrew Schloss and David Joachim; photographs copyright © 2011 by Alison Miksch. Published by Chronicle Books LLC.
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