Ingredients:

  Amount  Measure       Ingredient -- Preparation Method
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   1 1/4  cups          bottled chili sauce
     3/4  cup           mild-flavored -- (light) molasses
     3/4  cup           beer
   2      tablespoons   Dijon mustard
   2      tablespoons   chili powder
   2      teaspoons     soy sauce
   2      teaspoons     hot pepper sauce -- (such as Tabasco)
   1 1/2  teaspoons     fresh lemon juice
   1      teaspoon      hickory-flavored liquid smoke

Preparation:

Mix all ingredients in heavy medium saucepan. Bring to boil over medium heat -- stirring occasionally. Reduce heat -- simmer until sauce thickens and is reduced to 2 cups -- stirring frequently -- about 15 minutes. Cool completely before using. (Can be made one week ahead. Cover and chill.) This tangy sauce is great for grilled chicken or spareribs. Build up a shiny glaze by brushing the sauce often over meat -- beginning about 15 minutes from the end of cooking time. By: Bon Apetit magazine -- July 1996. Yield: 2 cups.