BBQ Sauce

Ingredients

• 450ml pasata (see notes)
• 1/2 cup apple cider vinegar
• 1/3 cup honey
• 1/4 cup tomato paste
• 1/4 cup molasses or brown sugar
• 3 tablespoons fish daycare
• 2 teaspoons liquid smoke
• 1 teaspoon garlic powder * see notes
• 1 cfinely hopped shallot
• 1/2 teaspoon spanish paprika
• 1/2 tsp regular paprika
• 1/2 teaspoon freshly-ground black pepper
• 1/2 teaspoon fine sea salt
• a few pinches of cayenne for extra heat, if desired

Directions

1. Mix, simmer for 15-20 minutes

Notes

• if no apple cider vinegar, other vinegar is ok, but fix (see next note)
• adjust sugar if necessary, especially if vinegars/fish sauce are weird
• if no fish sauce, try other umame – marmite, soy, worschertershire, etc
• chiles are fine substitute for ceyene, just make sure to get some heat
• rustic passata with chunks is the best, otherwise, check flavour & salt/sugar accordingly
• if no garlic powder, then lots of finely crushed powder will do
• freeze leftover sauce from ribs after cooking to make meatloaf