Caribbean BBQ Sauce II

Living in the Caribbean is a wonderful way of life! I am always trying to come up with new recipes that combine my new culture and my roots. Although I grew up in the Pacific Northwest, southern barbecue was a big part of my youth. Coming up with unique BBQ sauces was family fun. Spice this recipe up or down according to your personal taste.

• Preparation Time: 10 mins
• Cooking Time: 15 mins
• Total Time: 25 mins
• Calories: 73 Calories

Ingredients

• 2 tablespoons olive oil
• 2 cloves garlic, minced
• 1 cup minced onion
• 1 tablespoon chili powder
• 2 tablespoons tomato paste
• 3 tablespoons hoisin sauce
• 2 cups ketchup
• 2 tablespoons sherry vinegar
• 3 (1 inch) pieces fresh ginger root, minced
• 0.25 cup molasses
• 0.5 cup brown sugar
• 0.125 teaspoon cayenne pepper
• 0.5 cup spiced rum, divided

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Gather the ingredients.

Step 2

Heat the olive oil in a saucepan over medium-high heat. Stir in the onion, garlic, and ginger, and cook until tender.

Step 3

Reduce heat to low. Mix in ketchup, brown sugar, molasses, rum, hoisin sauce, tomato paste, vinegar, chili powder, and cayenne pepper. Cook and stir 5 minutes, until well blended and heated through. Stir in remaining rum.