Recipe: Barbecue Spaghetti (using shredded barbecued pork)

BARBECUE SPAGHETTI

FOR THE BARBECUE SAUCE:*
3 tablespoons unsalted butter
1/4 cup minced onion
1 cup cider vinegar
1 cup tomato sauce
2 teaspoons sugar
1 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
Pinch or two of ground cayenne pepper
FOR THE SPAGHETTI:
About 2 1/2 cups shredded barbecued pork**
1 pound spaghetti, cooked until just tender
For garnish:
Chopped onion
Hot red pepper flakes
Grated Parmesan cheese

TO MAKE THE BARBECUE SAUCE:
Prepare the sauce by melting butter in medium saucepan over medium heat. Stir in onion and saute for 6 to 8 minutes, until onion begins to turn golden.

Mix in vinegar, tomato sauce, sugar, salt, pepper and cayenne. Reduce heat to low and cook until sauce thickens, about 20 minutes.

Mix pork into sauce and heat through.

TO SERVE:
Stir spaghetti into the sauce. Pour into large shallow bowl or platter.

Serve hot and pass bowls of onion, pepper flakes and Parmesan so each diner can customize the spaghetti.

*If you have a favorite barbecue sauce, use that instead of making it.

**Substitute rotisserie chicken or shredded brisket if desired.

Serves 6 as main dish
Source: The Big Book of Outdoor Cooking and Entertaining by Cheryl Alters Jamison and Bill Jamison