Honey Whiskey BBQ Sauce

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Honey Whiskey BBQ Sauce is a homemade sweet heat barbecue sauce made perfect for pork, chicken or on top a burger.

Prep Time0

Cook Time20

Total Time20

Course: Sauce

Cuisine: American

Keyword: homemade bbq sauce, honey whiskey bbq sauce, jack daniels honey whiskey bbq sauce

Servings: cups

Calories: 673kcal

Ingredients

1 cup brown sugar
½ cup honey whiskey
½ cup soy sauce
½ cup ketchup
¼ cup honey
1 tablespoon apple cider vinegar
1 tablespoon Sriracha
1 tablespoon liquid smoke
1 teaspoon minced garlic
1 teaspoon instant coffee
1 teaspoon onion powder
½ teaspoon paprika
½ teaspoon cayenne pepper
2 tablespoon cornstarch
1 tablespoon water

Instructions

In a medium saucepan, combine the brown sugar, honey whiskey, soy sauce, ketchup, honey, apple cider vinegar, Sriracha, liquid smoke, minced garlic, instant coffee, onion powder, paprika and cayenne. Whisk together with a wire whisk.
Heat over medium high heat until boiling, then boil for 2 minutes.
Reduce the heat to medium low and allow to simmer for 10 minutes, stirring occasionally.
Whisk together the cornstarch and water until a thick slurry forms and pour that into the sauce, whisking for another minute or two until the mixture has thickened up to the desired consistency you want for the BBQ sauce.
Remove from the heat and allow to cool.
Transfer to a mason jar or airtight container.

Notes

Sauce will keep in the fridge for 1 month.

Replace Sriracha with hot sauce or omit entirely. Cayenne can also be omitted if you don't like heat. Liquid Smoke and instant coffee provide a smoky flavor to the sauce, but both can be omitted or the liquid smoke can be replaced with Worcestershire sauce.

Alcohol does evaporate somewhat when cooking. If you are concerned about the content, you can replace the whiskey with water, although the recipe will not be the same.

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