LOUISIANA BACON-PECAN BARBECUE SAUCE
LOUISIANA BACON-PECAN BARBECUE SAUCE
LOUISIANA BACON-PECAN BARBECUE SAUCE

Ingredients
  • 1 ½ cup sliced onion
  • 4 cloves garlic (sliced)
  • 1 can beef broth; 13 ¾ oz
  • 1 bottle chili sauce; 12oz
  • 1 cup honey
  • ¾ cup coarsely chopped toasted pecans
  • 1 teaspoon black pepper
  • 1 teaspoon white pepper
  • ½ teaspoon ground hot red pepper
  • 2 tablespoon unsalted butter
  • Hot red pepper sauce (to taste)
Directions
  • Directions
  • Cook bacon in large skillet ‘til crisp; remove bacon with slotted spoon to paper towels to drain. Squeeze juice from orange and lemon into small bowl; reserve half orange and a half of lemon rind.
  • Pour off all but 3 tablespoon fat from the skillet. Add onion and garlic; cook ‘til onion is very tender about 8 minutes.
  • Stir in broth, chili sauce, honey, pecans, black, white and red peppers, reserved crumbled bacon and reserved orange and lemon rinds. Bring to boiling. Reduce heat to low; simmer about 15 minutes to blend flavors stirring occasionally. Discard rinds.
  • Pour into food processor. Whirl ‘til bacon and pecans are finely chopped. Return to skillet. Stir in butter, heat thru just ‘til butter melts.
  • Season to taste with pepper sauce. Refrigerate up to several days, or freeze for longer storage.