Smokey Bourbon and Maple BBQ Sauce

[CHNeal]

Was in another post talking mixing sauces and I offered to send my recipe to a member then realized I should just post it here.
Been making this sauce by the gallon ( quadruple the recipe ) for well over a decade and its a bad day when my wife reaches for it and we are out!



SMOKEY BOURBON BBQ SAUCE




1 tbsp onion powder

2 cups ketchup

½ cup dark brown sugar

½ cup real maple syrup

1 cup Jim Beam

3 tbsp Worcestershire sauce

2 tsp dry mustard

¼ cup apple cider vinegar

¼ cup soy sauce

½ tsp ground cayenne pepper

1tsp molasses

Combine all ingredients and mix well. Place in a shallow pan and smoke with oak ( bourbon barrel if available) for an hour. Take it back inside and pour into a stock pot and bring to a boil over med heat. Lower heat and simmer for 30-45 mins or until thicken to liking.




*To use this recipe to make a sweet and spicy everyday sauce for grilling chicken, pork chops , pork steak etc. increase the maple syrup and brown sugar from ½ cup each to ¾ cup each. And double the molasses from 1 tsp to 2 tsp



*To use the base sauce to make a chicken / rib glaze increase the molasses from 1 tsp to 1 TBS and add 1/2 cup honey.

[Finster]

Cool.
have been meaning to look for an alternative similar to the one pictured below on the right..
This just might be the ticket

[CHNeal]

In its base form it’s my favorite brisket sauce. My wife and Daughter prefer it sweetened up as an everyday sauce. Try it and let me know what you think.

[bbqLuv]

Bourbon makes everything better as does maple syrup?

[Oak Smoke]

I’ve got a bottle of Johnnie Walker black that is so smokey and peaty that it’s hard to drink. Would such a thing work in a bbq sauce.

[CHNeal]

I have serious doubt. Peat smoke is nothing I’d want in a sauce. The reason bourbon works is it’s sweetness.

[Oak Smoke]

I guess my next try is to see if it is a good insect repellent.

[DennyWoo]

Thanks for posting the recipe. Looks like I've got a new "project" this coming weekend.

Any particular bourbon you like for this?

[CHNeal]

I’ve always been a Jim Beam fan!

[CHNeal]

Well I am out of sauce so I guess it’s time to run a batch of this! I always do a 4 batch as it seems to just get better and better as it sits. The only thing thats kept me from making it lately is I haven’t chopped up my last 2 Jim beam barrels so I don’t have the wood to smoke it with.
Gonna either break out the chop saw or see if post oak is a good substitute….

[wrgilb]

I used some Jack Daniels wood chips and it came out fine. My next batch I'm going to use some Red Oak, it may be too strong, but I'll see.

[djl]

I’ll have try this!

[Starsky]

I wonder if you could leave out the molasses, and substitute Knob Creek Smokey Maple for the Jack Daniels. I only ask because I have some in the liquor cabinet and don't drink the stuff

[troymeister]

I'm going to try your recipe soon.