Apricot Barbecue Sauce For Grilling Food

SWEET AND SPICY APRICOT BBQ CHICKEN THIGHS

Steps:

• For the apricot BBQ sauce: Heat 1 tablespoon canola oil in a medium saucepan over medium heat. Add the onions and cook until soft, 3 to 4 minutes. Add the chile and garlic; cook an additional 2 minutes. Stir in the apricot jam; cook until the jam melts, 3 to 4 minutes more. Pour in the orange juice and cider vinegar, bring to a simmer, and then add the ketchup, honey, Dijon and Worcestershire. Adjust the heat to medium-low and simmer, stirring often, until thickened, 15 minutes. Remove from the heat and let cool for 5 minutes.
• Transfer the sauce to a blender and puree until smooth. Add salt to taste. Remove 1 cup for basting the chicken; reserve the rest for serving.
• For the chicken thighs: Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F. In a small bowl, stir together the smoked paprika, 1 tablespoon salt and 1 teaspoon pepper.
• Place the chicken thighs on two foil-lined baking sheets. Lightly coat the thighs with canola oil and sprinkle liberally with the spice mixture on both sides.
• Bake until the chicken is cooked through, 35 minutes. Turn the oven to broil. Baste the chicken with BBQ sauce and broil until the sauce has caramelized and an instant-read thermometer inserted into the chicken reads 160 degrees F, about 2 minutes. Remove to a platter, let rest for 5 minutes
• Sprinkle the chicken with parsley, and serve with the reserved BBQ sauce.

APRICOT BBQ SAUCE

Steps:

• Heat 1 tablespoon canola oil in a medium saucepan over medium heat. Add the garlic powder, onion powder, and chili powder and cook until spices are fragrant, about 3 minutes.
• Stir in the apricot jam; cook until the jam melts, 3 to 4 minutes more.
• Pour in the water, cider vinegar, bring to a simmer, and then add the ketchup, honey, Dijon, and Worcestershire.
• Adjust the heat to medium-low and simmer, stirring often, until reduced by half, 30-35 minutes. Remove from the heat and let cool for 5 minutes.

APRICOT BBQ SAUCE

Steps:

• Combine all the sauce ingredients in medium-size saucepan.
• Bring to boiling. Reduce heat to medium-low; simmer 10 minutes.
• (Sauce can be refrigerated, covered, for up to 2 days).

GRILLED PORK TENDERLOIN WITH APRICOT BBQ SAUCE

Steps:

• For BBQ Sauce: Warm fruit spread in saucepan on Medium heat 2-4 min, stirring constantly.
• Reduce heat to Medium-Low, add wine, reduce to syrupy consistency; 8-10 minutes.
• stirring occasionally.
• Stir in BBQ sauce, simmer 4-5 minutes, stirring occasionally.
• Remove from heat, puree until smooth.
• Coat clean grill with vegetable oil.
• Season both sides of meat with steak seasoning.
• Sear until meat has changed color 1/4 way up from bottom, about 2 minutes.
• Turn and sear the other side.
• Turn meat back over; reduce heat to Low.
• close lid.
• Grill until just before pork reaches 150 degrees.
• Lift lid and brush Sauce on all sides of meat.
• Grill until internal temperature reaches 150.
• Once sauce has been applied watch carefully.
• It will burn easily.
• Remove from grill, let rest 10 minutes before slicing and serving.

APRICOT BARBECUE SAUCE

Steps:

• Place ingredients into pan and heat over a low flame until slightly thickened.
• Brush over sausages while cooking if desired & serve the rest as an accompaniment.

APRICOT BBQ SAUCE

Steps:

• In a saucepan over medium high heat, saute the onions in the oil for 7-10 minutes, until browned.
• Add garlic and saute another 1-2 minutes until fragrant.
• Add the vegetable broth to deglaze the pan.
• Add apricots, ginger, coriander and pepper.
• Cover and bring to a boil.
• Lower heat to medium-low and cook for 10 minutes or until apricots are soft.
• Uncover and add remaining ingredients.
• Continue to cook another 10 minutes, stirring and mashing the apricots.
• Remove from the heat and let cool.
• Transfer to blender and puree until smooth.
• Keep refrigerated until ready to use.

APRICOT-HABANERO HOT SAUCE

Steps:

• Heat olive oil in a pot over medium-high heat. Add onion and cook until translucent, 3 to 5 minutes. Add habanero peppers. Pour bourbon into the pot and bring to a boil while scraping the browned bits of food off the bottom of the pan with a wooden spoon. Stir in apricots, followed by tomato sauce. Stir in brown sugar, vinegar, oregano, paprika, chili powder, salt, and black pepper. Simmer for 20 to 30 minutes.
• Remove from heat and let cool, 20 to 30 minutes.
• Blend using an immersion blender or transfer carefully into the bowl of a food processor or blender and blend until smooth.

FIERY APRICOT BARBECUE SAUCE

Steps:

• In medium saucepan, warm jam until melted, about 2 minutes.
• Stir in remaining ingredients and simmer, 5 minutes. Let cool before using as a marinade.

APRICOT BARBECUED CHICKEN

Steps:

• In a large skillet, cook chicken and garlic in oil until browned, about 6 minutes. Transfer to a greased 8-in. square baking dish., In a small bowl, combine the apricot preserves, barbecue sauce, water and onion soup mix. Pour over the chicken. Bake, uncovered, at 375° for 25-30 minutes or until chicken is no longer pink. Serve with rice.