Ancho Fig BBQ Sauce

Ingredients (13)

• 4 dried ancho chiles, rehydrated in hot water
• 12 figs, fresh (and grilled) or dried
• 1/2 yellow sweet onion, chopped
• 4 tablespoons unsalted butter
• 1 1/2 cups brown sugar
• 1 (12 ounce bottle) stout beer
• 1 cup ketchup
• 1/2 cup white vinegar
• 1/2 cup apple cider vinegar
• 1/4 cup fig preserves (or any fruit preserves)
• 1 tablespoon honey
• 1 tablespoon kosher salt
• 1 tablespoon coarse black pepper