Texas Style Barbecue Sauce

Ingredients

• 1 c. light beer
• 1 c. tomato paste
• 1/2 c. white wine vinegar
• 1/2 c. adobo sauce (strain this off from a can of chipotle chiles packed in adobo sauce. Keep the chiles for use in your next dish du jour.)
• 1/4 c. lemon juice, freshly squeezed
• 1/4 c. light brown sugar, tightly packed
• 2 tbsp. granulated onion
• 2 tbsp. granulated garlic
• 1 tbsp. cumin, ground
• 1 tbsp. ancho chile, ground
• 1 tbsp. Tabasco
• YIELD: approximately 16 fl. oz.

Directions

1. Whisk all of the ingredients together in a large, heavy-bottomed pan and bring to a boil. Reduce heat to medium-low and cook for an additional 10-15 minutes, or until the sauce is fragrant and has thickened slightly.
2. Remove cooked sauce from heat and pass through a fine mesh sieve. Bottle and use immediately or store, covered and refrigerated, for up to 3 weeks.