Apple-Bacon Barbecue Sauce & Mop

Ingredients

• ¼ lb. (4 to 5 slices) bacon
• ¾ cup apple juice
• 5 Tbs. apple cider vinegar
• ½ cup ketchup
• 2 tsp. Worcestershire sauce
• ½ tsp. ancho chile powder
• ½ tsp. sweet paprika, preferably Hungarian
• + 3 more ingredients
• • ¼ tsp. ground cumin
  • ¼ tsp. celery seed
  • ¼ tsp. freshly ground black pepper

Cook the bacon in a medium skillet over medium-low heat until browned and crisp, 10 to 15 minutes, turning occasionally. Drain the bacon on paper towels and eat it whenever you like. Pour about one-half the bacon fat into a small saucepan and reserve the remaining fat in the skillet for the barbe...

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