Texas Style Chipotle Bbq Sauce - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 large onion, peeled and quartered
1/4 cup water
1 1/2 cups ketchup
1 1/2 cups apple cider
4 tablespoons apple cider vinegar
3 tablespoons Worcestershire sauce
1/4 cup molasses
3 tablespoons Dijon mustard
1 chipotle chile, minced
1 tablespoon adobo sauce
1/2 teaspoon fresh ground black pepper
2 slices bacon, chopped
2 garlic cloves, minced
1 1/2 tablespoons chili powder

Preparation

Process onion and water in food processor until slushy, about 45 seconds.
Pass the onion slush through a fine mesh strainer over a large mixing bowl, pressing on the slush with a large rubber spatula. Discard the onion solids.
Wisk ketchup, apple cider, 3 tbl. apple cider vinegar, Worcestershire sauce, molasses, dijon mustard, chipotle chili, adobo sauce, and black pepper into onion liquid.
In a large saucepan, cook bacon over medium-high heat, until bacon is crisp.
Remove bacon with a slotted spoon.
Add garlic and chili powder to hot bacon fat and cook until fragrant, about 30 seconds.
Add onion-ketchup mixture to the saucepan and simmer for 15 minutes.
Off heat, add remaining 1 tbsp apple cider vinegar.
(Optional) Pulse cooked bacon is food processor until it is a fine powder and add to sauce.