Vegan Mofo: October Fest Maple BBQ Sauce & Marinade Recipe

Part of one of three of a really lip smacking recipe.

This is delicioso recipe on it's own, but is actually a component of another recipe I will be posting in a day or two. It uses beer as the base, hence it's title "Octoberfest!" If you've got the edge, then a non-alcoholic brew is perfectly acceptable to use. Sweet, tangy and easy! What could be better?

October Fest Maple BBQ Sauce and Marinade Recipe (vegan)
Prep time: 5 minutes; Cooking time: 20-30 minutes
Yields approximately 1 cup

Ingredients

• 2 cups beer (If you don't like the tang of beer, use veggie broth.)
• 1-2 cloves pureed garlic or 1 tsp hing
• 2 TB maple syrup
• 1 TB blackstrap molasses
• 2 TB prepared brown mustard
• 3 TB tomato paste
• 2 TB soy sauce
• 1/4 tsp cumin powder
• 1/4 tsp paprika
• optional: 1 TB olive oil. (If you prefer a fat free sauce, then leave this out.)

Erdinger N/A = Vegan!

Directions

1. Combine all ingredients in a sauce pan and whisk.
2. Bring to a roiling boil. (Watch it because it may boil out of your pan--keep stirring!)
3. Turn down heat to lowest setting. Let simmer until the sauce reduces. About 20-15 minutes.
4. Store any unused sauce in your fridge.