Bourbon Barbecue Sauce

Name: Bourbon Barbecue Sauce
Total time: PT0D0H0M
Yield: makes 4 cups
Ingredients: 2 tbsp. unsalted butter; 2 cloves garlic, minced; 1 small yellow onion, minced; 1 ⁄ 4 green bell pepper, chopped; 2 ⁄ 3 cup tomato-based chili sauce; 1 ⁄ 3 cup packed brown sugar; 1 ⁄ 4 cup bourbon; 1 tbsp. Worcestershire sauce; 1 tbsp. distilled white vinegar; 2 tsp. honey; 2 tsp. dry mustard; 2 tsp. chili powder; 1 tsp. kosher salt; 1 tsp. ground black pepper; 1 ⁄ 2 tsp. ground coriander; 1 ⁄ 4 tsp. cayenne

Serves
makes 4 cups

TODD COLEMAN

Bourbon lends a smoky caramel hint to this spice-laden sauce which is particularly good with pork. This recipe first appeared in our June/July 2011 BBQ issue.

Ingredients

2 tbsp. unsalted butter
2 cloves garlic, minced
1 small yellow onion, minced
¹⁄₄ green bell pepper, chopped
²⁄₃ cup tomato-based chili sauce
¹⁄₃ cup packed brown sugar
¹⁄₄ cup bourbon
1 tbsp. Worcestershire sauce
1 tbsp. distilled white vinegar
2 tsp. honey
2 tsp. dry mustard
2 tsp. chili powder
1 tsp. kosher salt
1 tsp. ground black pepper
¹⁄₂ tsp. ground coriander
¹⁄₄ tsp. cayenne

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Instructions

Step 1

Heat butter in a 4-qt. saucepan over medium-high heat. Add garlic, onion, and bell pepper; cook until soft, about 4 minutes. Stir in chili sauce, sugar, bourbon, Worcestershire, vinegar, honey, mustard, chili powder, salt, pepper, coriander, and cayenne; simmer, stirring, until thickened, about 30 minutes.

Heat butter in a 4-qt. saucepan over medium-high heat. Add garlic, onion, and bell pepper; cook until soft, about 4 minutes. Stir in chili sauce, sugar, bourbon, Worcestershire, vinegar, honey, mustard, chili powder, salt, pepper, coriander, and cayenne; simmer, stirring, until thickened, about 30 minutes.