BBQ sauce medium or hot à la Didi

Ingredients for 1 servings:

• 1 large onion(s)
• 3 tbsp rapeseed oil
• 300 ml tomatoes, pureed
• 40 ml white wine vinegar
• 50 ml Worcestershire sauce
• 20 ml espresso
• 300 ml cola
• 40 ml Bourbon Whiskey, Canadian or American
• 30 ml maple syrup
• 100 g tomato paste, triple concentrated
• 2 tbsp brown cane sugar
• 2 tsp smoked salt (hickory salt), e.g. from Viking
• 1 tsp mustard flour
• 1 tsp cumin powder
• 1 tsp paprika powder, smoked, mild
• some black pepper, freshly ground
• some lemon peel, grated
• 1 tsp chili flakes
• 1 tsp paprika powder, smoked, hot

Instructions

Working time approx. 10 minutes; Cooking/baking time approx. 40 minutes; Total time approx. 50 minutes

without garlic

For the sauce, peel and finely dice the onion. Heat the rapeseed oil in a saucepan. Add the diced onion and sauté lightly. Add the passata, vinegar, Worcestershire sauce, espresso, tomato paste, sugar, smoked salt, mustard flour, cumin powder, mild and smoked paprika, a little freshly ground black pepper, and a little grated lemon zest, and bring to a boil. Then add the cola and bring to a boil again. For the spicy version, add the chili flakes and the hot smoked paprika. Finally, for both versions, stir in the whiskey and maple syrup, reduce the heat to low, and simmer the liquid until the sauce is reduced.