Bourbon-onion chili sauce (corrected)

8 Servings

Ingredients

QuantityIngredient
3tablespoonsOlive Oil
½cupFinely Diced White Onion
¼cupFinely Diced Shallots
¼cupFinely Diced Celery
1Garlic Clove -- Minced
28cansPlum Tomatoes -- Coarsely Chopped
Juice And Minced Zest Of 1 Lemon
cupDark Brown Sugar -- Packed
1teaspoonTabasco Sauce
cupMixed Fresh Herbs*
1teaspoonKosher Salt
Freshly Ground Black Pepper
½cupBourbon Or Jack Daniels Tennessee Whiskey
8 cups.

Directions

* Mixed herbs - parsley, basil, thyme and chives.

Heat olive oil in a heavy-bottomed nonaluminum saute pan. Add onion, shallots, celery and garlic. Cover with a tight-fitting lid, reduce heat to very low and sweat until tender, about 5 minutes. Stir in tomatoes, lemon juice, sugar, Tabasco, herbs and salt and pepper to taste. Increase heat to medium and bring sauce to a rapid simmer.

Cook, bubbling slowly, stirring often, for 30 minutes. Stir in whiskey and lemon zest and simmer for 10 minutes. Remove from heat and let cool to room temperature. Chill sauce for at least 24 hours.

Be sure to serve sauce at room temperature. Makes about