Peanut Butter Barbecue Sauce (PBBBQ Sauce)

Don't knock it until you try it.  My cousin, I hear, makes a sauce like this, my mom tried it, but I never asked her what she thought.  So, I figured I would just wing it and see how it came out.  This is how it went.  Taste.  Hmm. Taste.  Hmm.  Taste.  Hmm. Kam Taste. Hmm.  And on and on it went.  At some point I said "this is gooooood." He agreed.

What you'll need:
1 can tomato sauce
1 mini bottle of any dark booze (I used bourbon)
3 tablespoons abodo sauce (use 2 if your not a spice person)
1/2 cup strong coffee
1/2 cup brown sugar
1/2 cup honey
1/2 cup ketchup
1/2 cup creamy peanut butter
3 tablespoons cider vinegar
1/4 teaspoon liquid smoke
1 teaspoon yellow curry
1 teaspoon cardamom
1 teaspoon fresh grated ginger
1/2 teaspoon cayenne (optional)

Mix everything in a frying pan except peanut butter.  Bring to a bubble over medium heat and allow to reduce for about a half hour or until desired consistency. Don't turn the heat down, just be sure to stir every couple of minutes.  Cover and tilt lid so steam can escape. You don't have to cover, but if you don't your stove will be very spotted by the time your done.  Once reduced, add peanut butter.

I decided it was time to add PB when the sauce stuck on my spoon like this.

Have a spoon ready!  We ate our sauce with some boneless beef ribs.  I'm thinking chicken wings, pizza, pork, I don't know, cereal. Kidding. Enjoy.

BBQ Sauce with a pep!

We found some yummy chicken little smokies at Costco, so I decided to make some homemade bbq sauce to go with them.  It was spicy and sweet and good enough to just eat with a spoon!

What you'll need:

1 can tomato sauce (I only had diced, so I gave them a quick zip in the food processor and saved myself and extra trip to the store. Yay me!)
1 cup brown sugar
1/3 cup Catsup
1 airplane bottle bourbon (cheapest you can find!)
1 teaspoon Cayenne (more or less depending on your spice.  I would give this a 3 star rating)
2 tablespoons yellow mustard
2 cloves finely minced garlic
1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice
1 cup strong coffee

Combine all ingredients in a large skillet over medium high heat and reduce reduce reduce until color darkens and is a nice thick consistency.  About an hour.  It will splatter a bit, so you'd better wear your apron or else you will have a new polka dot outfit.

mmm...adding these pictures makes me happy that I opted to buy two bottles of the bourbon so I can make this again very soon.  I'm thinking pulled pork is in our near future.  Enjoy!