Sound Q “super sauce” Ultimate BBQ sauce

Ultimate BBQ Sauce (Recipe inspired by Tyler Florence, 2007 with slight modifications)

Ingredients

    Extra-virgin olive oil

   4 thick cut bacon slices (from meat dept, not from “breakfast” plastic package)

    4 sprigs fresh thyme

    1/2 onion, diced

    3 smashed garlic cloves

    2 cups ketchup

    1 cup peach preserves

    4 tablespoons Dijon mustard or 1 tablespoon dry mustard

    2 tablespoons brown sugar

    1/4 cup molasses

   3 tablespoons red or white wine vinegar

    1 teaspoon ground cumin

    1 teaspoon smoked paprika

Special equipment: Kitchen twine

Directions

Wrap one strip bacon around the middle of a bunch of thyme sprigs and tie with kitchen twine so you have a nice bundle. Use two bacon strips to make two bundles. Chop the remaining two bacon strips into small pieces.

Heat a 2-count of oil in a large saucepan over medium heat. Add the thyme bundles & loose bacon and cook slowly for 5 to 10 minutes to render the bacon fat and give the sauce a nice smoky taste. Add the onion and garlic and cook slowly, without coloring, for 5 minutes. Add all of the rest of the sauce ingredients, give the sauce a stir, and turn the heat down to low.

Simmer slowly for 20-45 minutes to meld the flavors.