Caribbean Barbecue Sauce

• 2 tablespoons olive oil
• 1 cup onion, finely minced
• 2 garlic cloves, finely minced
• 3 tablespoons fresh gingerroot, peeled and finely minced
• 2 cups ketchup
• 1/2 cup brown sugar
• 1/4 cup molasses
• 1/2 cup spiced rum, divided
• 3 tablespoons hoisin sauce
• 2 tablespoons tomato paste
• 2 tablespoons sherry wine vinegar
• 1 tablespoon chili powder
• 1/8 teaspoon cayenne pepper

1. Heat the olive oil in a saucepan over medium-high heat.
2. Stir in the onion, garlic, and ginger, and cook until tender. (About 10 min).
3. Reduce heat to low.
4. Mix in ketchup, brown sugar, molasses, 1/4 cup rum, hoisin sauce, tomato paste, vinegar, chili powder, and cayenne pepper. Cook and stir 5 minutes, until well blended and heated through. Stir in remaining rum.
5. Excellent on chicken and pork loin or ribs!
6. Not that you'll have any left-overs but this sauce keeps well in the refrigerator.

olive oil, onion, garlic, fresh gingerroot, ketchup, brown sugar, molasses, spiced rum, hoisin sauce, tomato paste, sherry wine vinegar, chili powder, cayenne pepper

Taken from www.food.com/recipe/caribbean-barbecue-sauce-128135 (may not work)