Smoky Barbecue Sauce

Ingredients:

• 1 tbsp olive oil
• 1 onion, finely chopped
• 1 garlic clove, minced
• 2 cups ketchup
• 3 tbsp packed dark brown sugar
• 1 tbsp cider vinegar
• 1 tbsp molasses
• 1 tsp chili powder
• 1 tsp dry mustard
• 1/2 tsp sweet smoked paprika
• 1/4 tsp ground ginger
• 1/8 tsp cayenne

Make 8 Servings

Heat the oil in a medium saucepan over medium heat. Add onion and garlic; cook, stirring occasionally, until softened, 3-4 minutes. Add the ketchup, dark brown sugar, vinegar, molasses, chili powder, dry mustard, paprika, ginger, and cayenne; bring to a boil, reduce heat to low, cover and simmer until thickened, 10-12 minutes.

WW POINTS VALUE: 2 pts (1/4 cup per serving)

Note: This recipe appears in The WW New Complete Cookbook. This is the second time I've made barbeque sauce this month and I loved this recipe. This barbeque sauce TASTES like a barbeque sauce you'd get at a restaurant. I used the South Beach Ketchup in this recipe and it was a good move. The South Beach Ketchup is so nice and thick it gives this barbeque sauce more thickness and what barbeque sauce is suposed to taste like. The sauces rich taste comes from the sweet smoked paprika. Even though the recipe says not to puree the sauce, I highly recommend putting the sauce in a blender or food processsor and pureeing it to make it more thick and rich in taste. You can use this sauce over chicken, pork, salmon, beef and maybe some beans if you want.