Ingredients
For sauce:
2 tbsp canola or sunflower oil
1 large onion finely chopped
1 large garlic clove chopped
1-1/2 cups ketchup
6 tbsp molasses
1/4 cup Worcestershire
1/4 cup maple syrup
1/4 cup cider vinegar
2 tbsp chili sauce
1/2 cup light brown sugar
2 tbsp Dijon mustard
dash of tabasco
1/2 tsp chipotle chili powder
Salt & pepper to taste
Additional ingredients for baked beans:
6-8 strips Niman Ranch bacon, chopped
1 lb Great Northern Beans, quick soaked for one hour in pot of water which has been brought to a boil, then removed from heat and covered
Preparation
For barbecue sauce, sauté onions and garlic in canola oil until slightly golden. Add remaining suace ingredients, stir and simmer about 45 minutes. Makes about 3-1/2 cups
For baked beans: Sauté the bacon until almost done. Add this to sauce ingredients. Cook the beans until tender, then add enough sauce to cover, and bake at 300 3-5 hours.
