Mean, Meaner, Meanest Barbecue Sauce

• 2/3 cup olive oil
• 1 largeyellow onion, chopped
• 1 bunch scallions (green onions), sliced
• 4 cloves garlic, minced
• 4 fresh ripe large tomatoes, seeded and chopped
• 1 large sweet red pepper, seeded, cored, and diced
• 1 large sweet yellow pepper, seeded, cored, and diced
• 3 jalapeno peppers, seeded and minced (meaner)
• 2 fresh cayenne peppers or small hot red chiles, seeded and minced (meanest)
• 1 can (35 ounces) tomatoes
• 3 tablespoons brown sugar
• 2 teaspoons chili powder
• 1 teaspoon dried oregano
• 1/4 teaspoon ground cloves
• 6 tablespoons fresh lime juice
• 1/4 cup Worcestershire sauce
• 3 tablespoons red wine vinegar
• Salt and freshly ground black pepper, to taste

1. Heat half the oil in a large saucepan or a Dutch oven over medium heat.
2. Add the onion, scallions, garlic, fresh tomatoes, and red and yellow peppers.
3. For a meaner sauce, add the jalapeno peppers; for the meanest sauce, add both the jalapeno and cayenne peppers.
4. Saute for 15 minutes.
5. Remove from the heat and puree in a food processor fitted with a steel blade.
6. Return to the saucepan.
7. Process the canned tomatoes with their liquid, the sugar, and remaining oil in the food processor until smooth.
8. Add to the saucepan.
9. Stir in the chili powder, oregano, cloves, lime juice, Worcestershire sauce, red wine vinegar, and salt and pepper to taste.
10. Simmer uncovered over low heat for 45 minutes.

olive oil, largeyellow onion, scallions, garlic, fresh ripe large tomatoes, sweet red pepper, sweet yellow pepper, peppers, cayenne peppers, tomatoes, brown sugar, chili powder, oregano, ground cloves, lime juice, worcestershire sauce, red wine vinegar, salt

Taken from www.cookstr.com/recipes/mean-meaner-meanest-barbecue-sauce (may not work)