John's Barbecue Sauce

Hello again everybody!

Looks like I goofed. Nothing serious, I just made it so that nobody could leave comments unless they created a Blogger account and signed-in. However, I have now figured out how to allow ANYONE & EVERYONE to leave their comments....so comment away!

Now that that's straightened out, on to the food! Hopefully, by now you've whipped up a batch of my rub/seasoning (I published that yesterday...you'll find it if you look). Today, I'm going to incorporate some of that rub into a home-made barbecue sauce:


John's Barbecue Sauce
1 (one) 8-ounce can "no salt added" tomato sauce
1/2 cup molasses
1/4 cup bourbon (I use Jim Beam Black Label)
1 TBS Sriracha (or any favorite chile sauce)
1 TBS balsamic vinegar*
1-2 TBS honey (depending on your sweet tooth)
1/2 tsp smoke liquid (about a capful)
1 TBS garlic powder
anywhere between 2 tsp-3 TBS John's Barbecue Rub* (depending on how much you like it)
1/2 tsp dried basil
1/2 tsp black pepper
1/4 tsp salt
(*for added "zing", substitute 1 TBS vinegar solution from pickled jalapenos for the balsamic vinegar)
In a small saucepan over medium heat, use a whisk to combine the tomato sauce and molasses. When the molasses has thinned-down a bit, REMOVE THE PAN FROM THE STOVE and add the bourbon. Stir for about 30 seconds, then return the pan to the stove.
Add the remaining ingredients, stirring after each addition. [ Add only 1 TBS of honey to begin with; taste the sauce. If you like it even sweeter, add another TBS. ]
Reduce heat to lowest setting, and allow the mixture to simmer (uncovered) very slowly until the volume is reduced by about half (15-30 minutes...keep checking!).
Yields about 1 cup of sauce.

This stuff is thick, sweet, and oh-so-much better than anything you can buy in a plastic bottle.

*UPDATE 6/23/05: The recipe for John's Barbecue Rub is located in the Archives under the "Grillin' Time" heading. Sorry for not attaching it!


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