Honey Barbecue Sauce

Total Time: 6 hrs 50 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 6 hrs 30 mins

Ingredients

• 2 (8 ounce) cans tomato sauce
• 1 cup ketchup
• 3 tablespoons tomato paste
• 2 garlic cloves, smashed
• 1 -2 shallot, minced
• 3/4 cup honey
• 3/4 cup preserves (such as raspberry, apricot, peach, plum, or orange marmalade) or 3/4 cup jam (such as raspberry, apricot, peach, plum, or orange marmalade)
• 2/3 cup firmly packed light brown sugar
• 1/3 cup fresh lemon juice
• 2 tablespoons worcestershire sauce
• 2 tablespoons dijon mustard
• 1 tablespoon chili powder (to taste)
• red pepper flakes, to taste
• salt
• fresh ground black pepper

Recipe

• 1 add the first 13 ingredients to a slow cooker; stir to combine.
• 2 cover and cook on low for 5-6 hours or until thick.
• 3 if the sauce is not thick enough, remove the lid, turn the cooker to high, and cook for up to 30 minutes or until it reaches the desired consistency.
• 4 season to taste with salt and pepper.
• 5 let cool; transfer to a jar and store, tightly covered, in the refrigerator for up to 2 months.
• 6 5 cups.