Smoky barbecue sauce whiskey-cola

Ingredients for 1 servings:

• ½ kg onion(s), red
• 2 garlic cloves
• 1 tbsp olive oil
• 1 tsp smoked salt
• 2 tbsp smoked paprika powder
• 1 tube(s) Tomato paste
• ½ liter of cola
• 10 cl whisky, smoky
• 2 kg tomatoes, peeled, from the can
• 1 tsp mustard seeds
• 1 tsp all-spice
• 1 tsp cardamom
• 1 tsp black cumin
• 1 star anise
• 2 tbsp Worcestershire sauce
• 50 ml apple cider vinegar
• 4 tbsp honey

Instructions

Working time approx. 10 minutes; Cooking/baking time approx. 2 hours 40 minutes; Total time approx. 2 hours 50 minutes

takes time and patience and is super delicious

Roughly chop the onions and garlic and glaze with olive oil and smoked salt in a large saucepan. Increase the heat, making room in the center. Toast the smoked paprika with half a tube of tomato sauce. Deglaze everything with smoky whiskey and then slowly reduce uncovered with cola until the liquid has mostly evaporated. This takes about 30 minutes. Once reduced, increase the heat and toast everything again. Add the canned tomatoes with spices, Worcestershire sauce, honey, and vinegar and slowly simmer uncovered. This takes about 1.5 hours, or until the sauce has reached a thick consistency. Remove the star anise from the sauce. Add the remaining tomato paste, puree the sauce, and bring back to a boil. Ladle the sauce into suitable jars while still hot.