Copycat Famous Daves Barbecue Sauce Recipe 45

Steps:

• Mix all ingredients in a saucepan and simmer over low heat for 30 to 45 minutes, until thickened. Remember that it will thicken when it cools a bit. Stir every 10 minutes.
• Let cool and pour into a food processor or blender. Blend until smooth.
• Gloria states that this BBQ sauce keeps forever and a day, but I'm not making any guarantees!

Steps:

• Fry bacon in a large saucepan until crisp.
• Drain, reserving 1 tablespoon of the drippings.
• Use the bacon for another purpose.
• Fry the onions in the reserve drippings on medium high heat until caramelized or dark golden brown.
• Don't burn.
• Reduce heat to medium low.
• Deglaze the saucepan with water.
• Stir in the Peach Schnapps, raisins, jalapeño and garlic.
• Simmer for 10 minutes or until the mixture is of a syrupy consistency, stirring occasionally.
• Remove from heat and place the mixture in a blender with Balsamic vinegar, apple, tangerine juice concentrate, pineapple juice concentrate, molasses, apple cider vinegar, lemon and lime juice.
• Process until puréed and return to the saucepan.
• Add corn syrup, tomato paste, brown sugar, Worcestershire sauce, mustard, chili powder, Maggi seasoning, salt, red pepper flakes, black pepper and cayenne.
• Mix well.
• Bring to a low boil, under medium heat, stirring frequently.
• Reduce heat to low.
• Simmer for 20 minutes, stirring occasionally.
• Remove from heat.
• Stir in Kahlúa and liquid smoke.
• Store, covered, in refrigerator.

Steps:

• Fry the onions until dark brown in a frying pan. Remove from pan and add the water, schnapps, raisins, jalapeno and garlic. Simmer for 12 minutes or until the mixture thickens. In a blender, blend the onion mixture, balsamic vinegar, apple, pineapple juice, apple cider vinegar, molasses and lemon juice until smooth. Pour into the pan and add the remaining ingredients, except liquid smoke and Kahlua. Simmer for 20 minutes, stirring frequently. Add the liquid smoke and Kahlua, mix well and chill overnight before using.