Chef Staber's Famous Leelanau Cherry BBQ Sauce
Ingredients:
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1 gallon chicken stock
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1 pound dried chili peppers: anchos, guajillo, pasillas, with a few habaneros
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1/2 pound brown sugar
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2 cups molasses
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1+ cup Stanton Orchards' tart cherry concentrate
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1 cup dried tomato
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Salt to taste
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1 teaspoon white pepper
Directions:
- Bring the chicken stock to a boil, then add peppers and dried tomato until soft.
- Puree in a food processor or blender.
- Return to a low heat and stir in molasses and sugar, then let simmer.
- Add cherry concentrate, salt to taste, and white pepper.
Uses:
Chef Staber's Famous Leelanau Cherry BBQ Sauce is wonderful on chicken, pork, turkey, and pork ribs!
Recipe by Chef Johnny Staber of Lake Leelanau, Michigan
Written by Carol Blomstrand, a health advocate, editor, and writer on health subjects.