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Bourbon BBQ Sauce

HB-6211 · Hand-built original · American

Bourbon BBQ Sauce — the dish itself.

A thick, sweet bourbon barbecue sauce of dark brown sugar, ketchup, liquid smoke, garlic and onion, simmered until most of the alcohol cooks away.

AmericanSauceServings : 1799 kcalGluten-freeDairy-freeEgg-free

Main ingredient: bourbon

Servings:1quantities adjust to match

Ingredients

  • 1/2 cup dark brown sugar plus 1 tablespoon
  • 1/2 cup blended bourbon
  • 1/2 cup Heinz ketchup
  • 2 teaspoons liquid smoke
  • 1 clove minced garlic
  • 1 tablespoon minced onion

Method

  1. Combine the dark brown sugar and the blended bourbon in a saucepan, set the pan over medium heat, and stir the mixture well as it warms.
  2. Add the ketchup, liquid smoke, minced garlic and minced onion to the bourbon pan and stir until the barbecue sauce is evenly blended.
  3. Simmer the sauce for 15 to 20 minutes, stirring it occasionally, until it thickens slightly and most of the bourbon's alcohol has cooked away.
  4. Brush the finished bourbon barbecue sauce over grilled meats during their last minutes of cooking, or spoon it over at the table.

Nutrition (per serving, where published)

799 kcalCalories
6.9 gProtein
172.7 gCarbs
10.8 gFat
6.3 gSaturates
0.7 gFibre
132.4 gSugars
1243 mgSodium
18 mgCholesterol
729 mgPotassium
265 mgCalcium
2.3 mgIron
1 servingServing

Estimated from USDA FoodData Central ingredient data

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