I made this barbecue sauce yesterday and it was a big hit with both me and the hubby! It is definitely more of a tangy/mustard barbecue versus overly sweet (despite the cup full of honey in there) I knew I wanted to have it with chicken, but was torn between marinating the chicken breasts and then throwing them on the grill OR cooking them in the sauce for a few hours and then shredding the chicken to make BBQ sandwiches. We opted for the sandwiches and it was YUM. It makes a lot of sauce…more than you would probably need for a single family meal (we used about half of it to cook 3 large boneless chicken breasts), but I just froze the extra for another time.

The sauce recipe is from Ina Garten (Barefoot Contessa) on foodtv.com

Barbecue Sauce:
1 1/2 cups chopped yellow onion (1 large onion)
1 tablespoon minced garlic
1/2 cup vegetable oil
1 cup tomato paste (10 ounces)
1 cup cider vinegar
1 cup honey
1/2 cup Worcestershire sauce
1 cup Dijon mustard
1/2 cup soy sauce
1 cup hoisin sauce
2 tablespoons chili powder
1 tablespoon ground cumin
1/2 tablespoon crushed red pepper flakes

In a large saucepan on low heat, saute the onions and garlic with the vegetable oil for 10 to 15 minutes, until the onions are translucent but not browned. Add the tomato paste, vinegar, honey, Worcestershire sauce, mustard, soy sauce, hoisin sauce, chili powder, cumin, and red pepper flakes. Simmer uncovered on low heat for 30 minutes. Use immediately or store in the refrigerator.

Categories: chicken, sandwiches, one_dish_meals