Applesauce BBQ Sauce

[patriceinil]

Ingredients:
1 cup Applesauce
1/2 cup Ketchup
2 cups Brown Sugar
6 TBS Fresh Lemon Juice plus the zest
1/2 tsp Salt
1/2 tsp Ground Black Pepper
1/2 tsp Smoked Paprika or (regular paprika with a couple drops of liquid smoke)
1/2 tsp Garlic Powder or 1 tsp Fresh minced Garlic
1/2 tsp Ground Cinnamon

In a medium saucepan over medium heat, mix all of the ingredients.

Bring to a boil, stirring frequently. Let reduce gently to meld the flavors.

Remove from heat and use to baste meat/poultry of your choice.

[Farmfresh]

Pork chops and applesauce! This one sounds the best of all!

[patriceinil]

It was so yummy!

BTW, the chef's husband (he is the one who was supposed to do the class) had packed the supplies for the recipes and included a bottle of beer. She popped it open and we were all looking through the recipes for which had the beer, none did. So since it was opened and she didn't want to waste it, she added some of the beer to the sauce.

I'm seriously thinking how good this sauce will be made with some cherry applesauce I have here. Especially when I smoke a pork shoulder with cherry wood and mop the roast with apple juice as it slowly smokes.

[Farmfresh]

Wow. That does sound wonderful. I used to smoke lamb ribs over our fruit wood. I bet that sauce would taste great on them as well.