1/4 c Sweet onion -- minced
1 Clove garlic -- minced
2 tb Rice wine vinegar
1/4 tb Fresh ginger root -- minced
2 ts Jalapeno pepper seeded --
Minced
2 tb Unreconstituted chipotle
Pepper -- minced
2 tb Lime juice
4 tb Hot water
15 oz Tomato puree
1/2 ts Black pepper corns
1/4 ts Celery seed
1/4 ts Toasted cumin seed --
Ground
1/4 ts Toasted coriander seed --
Ground
1/4 ts Cloves -- ground
1/4 ts Allspice
1/4 ts Red pepper flakes
1/2 ts Paprika
2 tb Molasses
1 tb Liquid Barbecue SmokeAE
Put the onion, garlic, vinegar, jalapeno, chipotle, lime juice and 4
tablespoons of hot water into small blender jar, cover tightly and let
steep
for about 10-15 min. Then puree until fairly smooth and very well
mixed. Pour the tomato puree into a 2 quart saucepan and start
warming on low. stir
the pepper, vinegar mixtureinto the warming tomato puree (dont let the
puree
boil or bubble). Stir in the rest of the spices and let sauce simmer
on medium-low heatfor a few min.
Add the molasses and the liqiud smoke, stir well to mix and after
about 2-3 min remove from heat.Serve immediately as a table sauce.
NOTES : This is a table sauce!