Chipotle Maple Barbecue Sauce Recipe

• One 28-ounce can crushed tomatoes

• 1/2 C maple syrup

• 1/2 C packed maple sugar or light brown sugar

• 3 chipotle peppers in adobo, diced

• 1 C white vinegar

• 1/4 C Worcestershire sauce

• 1/2 C apple cider or unfiltered apple juice

• Juice of 2 lemons

• 4 garlic cloves, peeled

• 2 Tbsp Colman’s dry mustard

• 2 tsp sea salt

• 2 tsp freshly ground black pepper

Combine all of the ingredients in a heavy-bottomed saucepan and stir to combine.Bring the sauce to a boil over medium-high heat. Reduce the heat and simmer until the sauce is thick and reduced by about a quarter, 30 to 35 minutes. Let cool slightly.