Forché BBQ Sauce

OK, exciting news: National BBQ Day is FRI-YAY May 16! We can’t think of a better reason to chill out with friends in the comfort of your back yard. To honor this food holiday, we have a recipe for an easy BBQ sauce made with our Forche Renault wine.

Forché BBQ Sauce

Ingredients:

• 1 cup Forché Renault wine (or go for the Yadkin Creek if you would like a slightly sweeter sauce)
• 1 Tablespoon olive oil
• 1/3 cup finely diced white onion
• 2 cloves garlic, finely diced
• 2 Tablespoons chili powder
• 1/2 teaspoon ground mustard
• 1/4 teaspoon dried red pepper flakes
• 1 cup ketchup
• 1 Tablespoon Worcestershire sauce
• 1 Tablespoon apple cider vinegar

Instructions:

• Heat the olive oil in a medium size saucepan over medium and add the diced onions. Sauté the onions until translucent, then add the garlic and cook for another minute.
• Next, stir in the chili powder, ground mustard and dried red pepper flakes to the onion/garlic mixture. Sauté for another minute while stirring.
• Stir in the Forché Renault wine and increase the heat to bring it to a boil. Then reduce the heat and let simmer for 5 minutes or until liquid has reduced down by about 1/4.
• Finally stir in the ketchup, worcestershire sauce and apple cider vinegar. Let simmer for about 5 minutes. You can use this right away, or cool and store in the refrigerator for up to a month.

Now go light up those grills, pull out the basting brushes, load up on napkins, and oh yeah, fill your glass with some Peaceful Bend wine. Enjoy, and tag #pbvbbq on instagram with your results!