Spicy seafood barbecue sauce

20 Servings

Ingredients

QuantityIngredient
½cupPeanut oil
6Cloves garlic; chopped
6Onions; diced
6Scotch Bonnet; Habanero or Thai chile peppers [presumably chopped]
1Bay leaf
1can(#10) Pear tomatoes; chopped
4cansDomestic beer
2quartsVeal or browned chicken stock
2tablespoonsGround cumin
2cupsBrown sugar
6tablespoonsWorcestershire sauce
3tablespoonsCornstarch
½cupCold water

Directions

This was served at the Napa Valley Wine Auction, 1994, from Fred Halpert, chef of Brava Terrace in St. Helena, CA. [Note: this seems like it makes a lot! You might want to cut down the proportions.] Makes enough for 20 skewers. Serve over grilled scallops, shrimp, lobster, tuna or swordfish.

Saute the garic, onions, peppers and bay leaf in the oil over high heat in a large heavy saucepan until they start to carmelize. Add tomatoes, beer and stock, and reduce heat to mediuim high. Continue cooking until the mixture is reduced by ½, then add the cumin, sugar and Worcestershire.

Combine the cornstarch with the water, and mix well. Add cornstarch mix to the rest of the sauce and boil for 5 minutes stirring well. Let cool before serving over seafood.

CHILE-HEADS ARCHIVES

From the Chile-Heads recipe list. Downloaded from Glen's MM Recipe Archive, .