Copycat Jack Daniel's BBQ Sauce

Name: Copycat Jack Daniel's BBQ Sauce
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 55 min
Yield: 2-2 1/2 Cups, 40 serving(s)
Ingredients: 1/4 cup yellow onion, Finely Chopped; 2 tablespoons garlic, Minced; 2 tablespoons butter; 1 cup ketchup; 1 tablespoon ground mustard; 2 tablespoons brown sugar; 1 tablespoon paprika; 1 tablespoon chili powder; 2 teaspoons thyme; 1 teaspoon salt; 1 teaspoon pepper; 1/2 teaspoon cayenne; 2 tablespoons molasses; 1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce; 1 cup apple cider vinegar; 1/4 cup water; 1/4 cup Jack Daniels Whiskey

Submitted by Lab Chef

"Really like Jack Daniels BBQ Sauce? Or cannot find it in your megamart? Why not make your own. Well I really like JD BBQ sauce, but my megamart stopped selling it , so I found and improved this recipe. Hope you enjoy"

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Ready In:: 55mins
Ingredients:: 17
Yields:: 2-2 1/2 Cups
Serves:: 40

ingredients

¹⁄₄ cup yellow onion, Finely Chopped
2 tablespoons garlic, Minced
2 tablespoons butter
1 cup ketchup
1 tablespoon ground mustard
2 tablespoons brown sugar
1 tablespoon paprika
1 tablespoon chili powder
2 teaspoons thyme
1 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon pepper
¹⁄₂ teaspoon cayenne
2 tablespoons molasses
1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce
1 cup apple cider vinegar
¹⁄₄ cup water
¹⁄₄ cup Jack Daniels Whiskey

directions

Sweat the Onion/Garlic in medium sauce pan with butter.
Add the ketchup to the saucepan and reduce heat to a simmer on low heat.
Add the rest of the dry ingredients/spices and stir.
Add all the remaining ingredients/liquids to the saucepan.
Simmer and reduce the BBQ sauce for 30 minutes, or until the sauce is the desired thickness. The sauce will thicken some when cooled.
Let the sauce chill and you're finished! Store it in an airtight container for later or get to grilling with it right away.

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Lab Chef

United States

As my moniker might display, I am a chef and I work in a laboratory. I have working a healthcare lab for the past 18 years. With the exception of the two years that took a break and went culinary school. Let me tell you, working with food is fun, but it really does not pay the bills. So I went back into healthcare. Now I just cook for my friends and family. One thing that I learned in culinary school is once you have the techniques of cooking, you can cook just about anything. I am not saying go out and spend tens of thousands of dollars on culinary school. But try to learn as much about cooking techniques as you can, take a class at your local continuing education location, read a lot, there are many great teaching cooking shows (Good Eats), and of course there is always YouTube. But most of all, cook what you love, and have fun. Do not let cooking be a "I have 30 minutes to make a meal before I have to do X." Cook on your days off or weekends, play some music, have some wine, but have fun. If it does not turn out, do not get mad, but try to figure out why it did not turn out. It usually either a bad recipe, or bad technique.

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