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Chocolate BBQ sauce

This tangy BBQ sauce has so many amazing flavours and is versatile enough to be basted onto near enough any meat. Oven-cooked for rainier days or seared on the BBQ for that authentic charred taste – this is a truly stand out dish for summer. Pair with our free-range chicken legs for a moreish dish with a bit of a kick.

Time

45 mins

Serves

2

Difficulty

Easy

Ingredients

• 450g Field & Flower chicken legs, bone in
• 20g Seed & Bean Extra Dark Chocolate, roughly chopped
• 1 tbsp olive oil
• 1 onion, sliced
• 1 tsp chilli powder
• 1/2 tsp smoked paprika
• 1/4 tsp cayenne pepper
• 1/4 tsp ground cumin
• 1/4 tsp ground coriander
• 1/4 tsp mustard powder
• 1/2 tsp freshly ground black pepper
• 1 tsp salt
• 2 cloves garlic, finely chopped
• 125ml proper tomato ketchup
• 80ml honey
• 60ml lemon juice
• 1 tbsp Worcestershire sauce

Instructions

1. Heat the olive oil in a saucepan over a medium heat. Add the onions and cook until soft, stirring often.

2. Add the dry spices, black pepper, salt and garlic. Cook for another minute or two until fragrant.

3. Stir in the proper tomato ketchup, honey, lemon juice and Worcestershire sauce. Bring to a boil and simmer for 10 minutes to thicken the sauce.

4. Take the pan off the heat and stir in the chopped chocolate until melted.

5. Adjust the seasoning with salt and pepper to taste.

6. Place the chicken legs on a baking tray and spoon a generous layer of BBQ sauce onto the chicken. Bake at 200ºC for 20 minutes.

7. Serve with rice and green leafy vegetables.