Bourbon Whiskey BBQ Sauce
1/2 onion, minced
4 cloves garlic, minced
3/4 cup bourbon whiskey (I used Jim Bean, but I highly doubt quality of liquor matters)
16 oz. ketchup
1/4 cup tomato paste
1/3 cup cider vinegar
2 tablespoons liquid smoke flavoring
1/4 cup Worcestershire sauce
1/2 cup packed brown sugar
1/2 teaspoon ground black pepper
1/2 tablespoon salt
1/3 teaspoon hot pepper sauce, or to taste
In a non-stick sauce pan, combine the onion, garlic and whiskey over medium high heat. Simmer for 10 minutes, until the onion is soft. Add all the other ingredients. Bring to boil, reduce heat to medium-low and simmer for 20 minutes. I highly recommend leaving the sauce sit in the fridge for a day or two for the flavors to blend together. Although the vinegar flavor is pretty strong right after this is done cooking, it mellows out as it sits.
Seriously, this BBQ sauce is bomb.com, and I will be sure to make it time and time again in the future, probably making a much bigger batch than I did this one time. I seriously wanted to lick the pot to eat every last drop of this sauce…
this really is bomb.com. such delicious creation!