Best with beef, pork, lamb, game meats

Ingredients

　　2 cups Guinness ale

　　1 star anise (optional)

　　1 cup ketchup

　　1/4 cup dark brown mustard

　　1/3 cup honey

　　2 tablespoons hot pepper sauce

　　2 teaspoons coarse salt

　　2 teaspoons ground black pepper

　　Boil the Guinness in a saucepan with the star anise (if using) over high heat until reduced by half. Add the remaining ingredients and simmer for 5 minutes, or until thick. Cool and remove the star anise. Store in a tightly closed container in the refrigerator for up to 1 week.

　　From Fire It Up: More Than 400 Recipes for Grilling Everything by Andrew Schloss and David Joachim. Text copyright © 2011 by Andrew Schloss and David Joachim; photographs copyright © 2011 by Alison Miksch. Published by Chronicle Books LLC.