Best Bbq Sauce You'll Ever Taste (southwest)

Total Time: 1 hr 20 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 1 hr

Ingredients

• 1 1/2 cups onions (chopped)
• 1 1/2 cups red bell peppers (chopped)
• 3 garlic cloves (minced)
• 6 tablespoons butter
• 1 1/2 cups cider vinegar
• 1 tablespoon chili powder
• 1 tablespoon dry mustard
• 2 cups ketchup
• 2 cups chili sauce
• 3 tablespoons worcestershire sauce
• 3 tablespoons liquid smoke
• 1/2 cup molasses
• 1/2 cup dark brown sugar
• 1 -2 tablespoon habanero pepper (minced)

Recipe

• 1 sauté onions, bell peppers, and garlic in butter, just until onions are translucent.
• 2 add chili powder, and dry mustard. stir to incorporate.
• 3 lower heat and add remaining ingredients. simmer on low for at least one hour.
• 4 let cool then blend smooth in food processor or use a hand held mixer (a boat motor as emeril would say).
• 5 put up in mason jars. if you actually "can" the sauce it will keep for a month or so. (there are no preservitives so be careful). if not, use what you need, it will keep in the fridg for a couple of weeks, and you can always give the rest away--your family and friends will love you for it.
• 6 note: be careful with the habenero peppers. use gloves or put a plastic baggie over the hand you use to hold the pepper while you slice it up. use one for medium-hot bbq sauce, use two for down right hot. if even one is too hot for your taste, substitute a couple of jalapeno peppers.