Sticky Stout BBQ Sauce

Name: Sticky Stout BBQ Sauce
Yield: About 2 cups
Ingredients: 1 small onion, chopped; 1 Tbsp olive oil; 2 cloves garlic, minced; 1 (11 oz) bottle stout beer; 1 cup BBQ sauce; 1/4 cup fig preserves; 2 Tbsp apple cider vinegar; Hot peppers, optional (if BBQ sauce is not spicy enough)

8 ingredients•8 steps•About 2 cups

1
In a large saucepan, sauté the chopped onion in olive oil for 4-5 minutes until tender.
2
Add the minced garlic and sauté for 1 minute.
3
Gradually stir in the stout beer.
4
Boil for 8-10 minutes until reduced by half.
5
Reduce heat to medium.
6
Stir in the BBQ sauce, fig preserves, and apple cider vinegar (and peppers if desired).
7
Cook over medium heat for 4-5 minutes until fully heated.
8
Bottle and refrigerate.