Homemade Sriracha BBQ Sauce

Ingredients

• 3/4 pound fresh Fresno chilies, stemmed and coarsely chopped, do not remove seeds
• 4 cloves fresh garlic
• 1 can (8 ounces) tomato sauce
• 1/2 cup water
• 1/4 cup firmly packed light brown sugar
• 1/4 cup molasses
• 1/4 cup white vinegar
• 1 teaspoon McCormick Smoked Paprika
• 1 teaspoon McCormick Gourmet Sicilian Sea Salt

Preparation

1. Mix all ingredients in medium saucepan. Bring to a boil on high heat. Reduce heat to low; simmer 10 minutes, stirring occasionally. Remove from heat. Cool to room temperature.
2. Spoon mixture into blender container; cover. Blend on medium speed 2 minutes or until smooth. May also use hand blender to puree in saucepan. Strain through sieve to remove seeds.
3. Makes 1 1/4 cups sauce.
4. Note: May also replace Fresno chilies with red jalapeno or serrano chilies.

Notes, Tips & Suggestions

• For less heat in sauce, remove seeds from chilies before chopping.
• Chilies contain capsaicin, which can burn your skin. After chopping chilies, wash hands and cutting board thoroughly with warm soapy water. Or, wear rubber gloves when handling chilies.

Source

McCormick

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