Apple Tea Barbeque Sauce

Ingredients

• cup ketchup
• 1/2 cup apple cider vinegar
• 1/2 cup frozen apple juice concentrate
• 1/3 cup cooked crumbled bacon, ground in spice grinder
• 1/4 cup soy sauce
• 1/4 cup packed brown sugar
• teaspoon syellow mustard
• teaspoon garlic powder
• teaspoon paprika
• 1/2 teaspoon lemon pepper
• bay leaves
• 1/2 cup grated onion
• 1/2 cup black tea leaves

Instructions

1. Combine ketchup, vinegar, apple juice concentrate, bacon, soy sauce, brown sugar, mustard, garlic powder, paprika, lemon pepper, and bay leaves together in a large saucepan; bring to a boil. Stir onion and tea leaves into ketchup mixture, reduce heat, and simmer, stirring often, until sauce is slightly thickened, 10 to 15 minutes. Strain sauce and cool.