Tangy Balsamic BBQ Sauce

Forget the bottled stuff! Serve a BBQ Sauce you can be proud of - and one that will make dinner guests ask for the recipe, right after the first taste. Be sure to use a good quality, aged balsamic or you may end up with a very different tasting sauce.

Ingredients:

Tangy Balsamic BBQ Sauce Tangy Balsamic BBQ Sauce

  • 1/2 cup good quality aged Balsamic Vinegar
  • 1/2 cup dry red wine, like Chianti Classico Riserva
  • 1 cup ketchup
  • 1/3 cup brown sugar
  • 2 cloves fresh garlic, crushed
  • 1 tsp. fresh lemon juice
  • 1 Tbsp. Worcestershire sauce
  • 1 Tbsp. country-style Dijon mustard
  • 1/2 tsp. salt
  • 1/2 tsp. fresh ground black pepper

Directions:

Add all ingredients in a small saucepan, and stir until combined. Simmer over medium heat; stirring occasionally, until reduced by 1/2, about 20 - 25 minutes, and the texture is thick and smooth.

Sauce can be made a day ahead and refrigerated overnight, this allows the flavors to really blend and become even richer.

Serve this BBQ sauce warmed up, on the side of any meat as a condiment. Sauce this bold will stand up to any of our bone-in chops, prime steaks, burgers or even chicken or sausages from your local market. Or use to baste meat while grilling. Simply brush on every few minutes, starting approximately half-way through the cooking time to avoid flare-ups. Discard any unused basting sauce, but any other unused BBQ sauce can be kept refrigerated for up to two or three weeks.