Bourbon BBQ Sauce

Bourbon BBQ Sauce

This Bourbon BBQ Sauce has a smoky flavor and tastes great with chicken, pork, and all your BBQ favorites. Made with readily-available ingredients, this sweet and spicy sauce is the perfect topping for your summer cookout needs. If you love a sweet addition to your family barbecues, this BBQ sauce is the best choice for your next get-together. You’ll love the flavor, which is the perfect balance of sweet and savory.

Author: It is a Keeper

Meal Type: Milk Free

Cuisine: American

Difficulty: EASY

Prep. Time: 5 minutes

Cook Time: 15 minutes

Total Time: 20 minutes

Servings: 16 Servings

Calories: 96 kcal per serving

Ingredients

  • ¼ cup - Onion
  • 4 cloves - Garlic
  • ¾ cup - Whiskey or Bourbon
  • 2 cups - Ketchup
  • ½ cup - Brown Sugar
  • ⅓ cup - Apple Cider Vinegar
  • ¼ cup - Tomato Paste
  • ¼ cup - Worcestershire sauce
  • 2 teaspoons - Liquid Smoke
  • 2 teaspoons - Salt
  • ½ tsp - Hot Sauce
  • ¼ tsp - Ground Black Pepper

Instructions

  1. Add minced onion, minced garlic and whisky to a large sauce pan over medium-high heat.
  2. Simmer for 7-10 minutes, or until the onions are translucent.
  3. Stir in the ketchup, brown sugar, vinegar, tomato paste, Worcestershire sauce, liquid smoke, salt, hot sauce and ground black pepper.
  4. Bring to a boil; reduce heat and simmer over low heat for 15 minutes.
  5. Use an immersion blender or food processor to puree the mixture until smooth.

Nutrition

Energy: 96 kcal | Total Fat: 0 g | Saturated: 0 g | Trans: 0 g | Unsaturated: 0 g | Cholesterol: 0 mg | Total Carbs: 18 g | Fiber: 0 g | Sugars: 15 g | Proteins: 1 g | Sodium: 663 mg | Polyunsaturated: 0 g | Monounsaturated: 0 g

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