Smokey Chipotle Orange Barbecue Sauce Recipes

SMOKY ORANGE BARBECUE CHICKEN SANDWICHES

Steps:

• Preheat a grill pan or griddle pan over medium high heat.
• Heat a small saucepan over moderate heat. Add oil and onion. Saute onion in oil for 3 to 5 minutes or until onions are soft. Combine chipotle peppers in adobo, ketchup, orange juice concentrate, orange zest and chicken broth in a blender. Blend on high until sauce is smooth. Pour sauce into saucepan with onion and heat to a bubble. Reduce heat to simmer.
• Coat chicken lightly with a drizzle of oil and season breasts with grill seasoning blend or salt and pepper. Grill 5 to 6 minutes on the first side, turn. Remove 1/2of the barbecue sauce to a small bowl and baste chicken liberally with it. Turn chicken after 4 minutes, coat with sauce again and cook another 2 to 3 minutes.
• To serve sandwiches, slice grilled chicken on an angle and fan out 1 breast on each bun bottom. Spoon remaining sauce from saucepan over the sliced chicken. Serve open faced with the lettuce and red onions setting on bun tops to the side. Pair these sandwiches with your favorite sides or, with Red Cabbage Slaw and Crispy Topped Baked Beans.
• Combine cabbage and beets in a mixing or salad bowl. Sprinkle the slaw salad with walnuts. Bring the remaining ingredients to a simmer in a small pot: currants, water, lemon juice, vinegar and brown sugar. Simmer 5 minutes to dissolve sugar and transfer mixture to a bowl. Whisk in currant jelly and oil. Pour dressing over the slaw salad. Toss salad to coat evenly with dressing. Adjust seasonings with salt and pepper and serve or, stored chilled up to 3 days.
• Preparation time: 15 minutes
• Cooking time: 5 minutes
• Ease of preparation: easy
• In a medium skillet over medium high heat, brown bacon but do not fully crisp the pieces. Remove the skillet from heat and toss bread crumbs in the pan with the bacon and drippings. Add scallions to the bread crumbs and bacon and season the mixture with cracked black pepper, to taste.
• Preheat oven to 425 degrees F.
• Add 2 cans of barbecued beans or extra spicy beans to a shallow casserole dish. Top with bacon and bread crumb mixture and place in oven. Bake 15 minutes or until top is crispy and beans are bubbly.
• Preparation time: 5 to 10 minutes
• Cooking time: 15 minutes
• Ease of preparation: easy

INSTANT POT® COCKTAIL WIENERS WITH SMOKY CHIPOTLE-ORANGE SAUCE

Steps:

• Combine ketchup, chipotle salsa, orange zest, orange juice, Worcestershire sauce, onion and cilantro in a bowl. Mix chipotle-orange sauce until thoroughly combined.
• Turn on a multi-functional pressure cooker (such as Instant Pot®). Add the chipotle-orange sauce and cocktail wieners and stir to blend. Close and lock the lid. Select high pressure according to manufacturer's instructions; set timer for 1 minute. Allow 10 to 15 minutes for pressure to build.
• Release pressure using the natural-release method according to manufacturer's instructions, 10 to 15 minutes. Release remaining pressure carefully using the quick-release method according to manufacturer's instructions, about 5 minutes. Unlock and remove the lid.
• Sprinkle cilantro on top and serve immediately, or switch the multi-functional pressure cooker to slow cooker mode to keep warm.

BIRD'S ORANGE CHIPOTLE BBQ SAUCE

Steps:

• Using a small food processor or an immulsion blender, mix all ingredients well. Simmer over low heat in a small saucepan until reduced and thickened to your liking, about 20-30 minutes.
• Grill chicken, pork, ribs, or even burgers. Brush with sauce the last 5-10 minutes of cooking.

SMOKEY CHIPOTLE ORANGE BARBECUE SAUCE

Steps:

• Combine all ingredients and puree in a food processor and blend until smooth. Bring to a boil in a tall saucepan, drop to a low simmer and cook, stirring often, until thick, about 30 minutes.
• Two chipotle make this lightly smokey and spicy. Use more if you like things spicy! Freeze the left over chipotle from the can in a covered ice cube tray or pressed flat in freezer safe plastic wrap for future use.
• Freeze the left over fresh ginger washed, air dried, not peeled and cut into one inch pieces. When you need 2 tsps, just take out an inch, let it defrost in a small bowl and squeeze out the juice. Fantastic!
• This is enough to cover one whole chicken or 2 baby back ribs with some sauce left over for those who want a little more -- .

CHIPOTLE BARBECUE SAUCE

Steps:

• Gather the ingredients.
• Heat oil in a saucepan. Add onions and sauté over medium heat until soft, about 3 to 4 minutes.
• Add garlic and cook for 20 to 30 seconds.
• Stir ​in brown sugar, celery salt, and black pepper. Add remaining ingredients and simmer on low heat until the sauce thickens.
• Remove from heat and let cool for 5 or so minutes before using. If serving as a side sauce, let the sauce cool a little longer.