Sweet & Spicy Barbecue Sauce

Ingredients

• 125g light brown sugar
• 200ml tomato ketchup
• 125ml water
• 100ml cider vinegar
• 50ml dark rum
• 1 tbsp Worcestershire sauce
• 3 tbsp clear honey
• 3 cloves of garlic
• 1 tbsp paprika
• 1 tsp cayenne papper
• 1 tsp Chinese five spice
• 1 tsp mustard powder
• 1 tsp black pepper
• 1 tsp sea salt
• 1 tsp dried oregano

Method

1. Add the paprika, pepper, salt, mustard powder, five spice, oregano and light brown sugar to a pestle and mix together with a mortar. If you don't have a pestle and mortar then just use a bowl and a fork.
2. In a separate measuring jug add the tomato ketchup, water, vinegar, rum, Worcestershire sauce and the honey. Mix everything together briefly with a spoon. Don't worry if it isn't looking great at this stage, it usually doesn't.
3. Pour in the spices from your pestle (or bowl) into the measuring jug and mix everything together.
4. Transfer this to a saucepan on a medium heat and add in your 3 cloves of garlic, chopping them roughly first.
5. Cook the sauce with no lid on for 15 minutes, stirring occasionally.
6. Pour the barbecue sauce through a sieve into a serving dish or jar. This will remove the pieces of garlic and keep a smooth consistency to the barbecue sauce.
7. Leave the barbecue sauce to cool for a couple of minutes before serving up.