Whiskey BBQ Sauce

This goes beyond "Dressed Up Ketchup" to add tangy, spicy highlights to ribs or other BBQ's meats.

Category: Marinades and Sauces

Cuisine: American

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13 reviews 
Ready in 45 minutes
by promfh

Ingredients

1 large onion coarse chopped

8 cloves garlic chopped fine

4 cups Ketchup

2/3 cup Cider vinegar

1/2 cup Worcestershire Sauce

1 cup brown sugar packed

1 1/2 cups Molasses

1 teaspoon Pepper

1 tablespoon Salt

1/2 cup Tomato paste

4 teaspoons Liquid smoke

1 teaspoon pepper sauce - Optional

1/2 cup Bourbon or whiskey to taste


Directions

Combine onion, garlic and bourbon in a 3 quart saucepan. saut until onion and garlic are translucent, about 10 minutes. Add remaining ingredients, bring to a boil. Simmer uncovered until reduced and thickened, about 15 to 25 minutes. An additional splash of whiskey just prior to serving adds a pleasant odor when serving. NOTE: While frequent sampling of the "to taste" ingredients can cause confusion and affect the outcome, the alcohol is cooked off during the saut step so it's not a factor in the final dish.

Reviews

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Nice taste for the slow cooked ribs

Baseballtep
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Made this for a BBQ party and served it with Tri Tip and Chicken. It was awesome. It does make alot of sauce and so I gave it to guests to take home with them.

lisacrooke
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Very very tasty...first batch was way to sweet and I like a little more spice. So removing the molasses and adding a touch more Cheyenne made it something ill make regularly

MrBroc
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dease
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Absolutely delicious!! I slow cooked a 4.5lb pork shoulder in the crock pot with two chopped onions and a can a Sprite for about 10 hours and then used the onions in this recipe. It's simmering with pulled pork now!

ginahobbs

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