How to Make Orange Chipotle Barbecue Sauce

Orange chipotle barbecue sauce is a sweet and spicy sauce that is good on everything from chicken to ribs. It can be made in many ways, but the basic ingredients are the chipotle peppers and orange zest or marmalade. It is not difficult to make at home, but you will need a few saucepans and a blender.

Things You'll Need

• 1/2 gallon orange juice
• 3 cloves of garlic
• 2 chipotle peppers
• 2 cups ketchup
• 1/4 cup Dijon mustard
• 2 tbsp. brown sugar
• 3 tbsp. Worcestershire sauce
• 1/4 cup apple cider vinegar
• 1 tsp. orange zest
• 2 saucepans
• Blender

Instructions

1. Reduce the orange juice to a third of the original amount in a small saucepan over high heat.

2. Blend the chipotle peppers and garlic clove into a paste.

3. In a medium saucepan, mix the ketchup, Dijon mustard, brown sugar, Worcestershire sauce, apple cider vinegar, reduced orange juice, orange zest, and garlic chipotle pepper paste. Let the ingredients simmer for 10 minutes over medium heat before using the sauce over food.

References

• Food: Birds Orange Chipotle BBQ Sauce

Resources

• BBQ Brethren: Orange Chipotle BBQ Sauce