Ultimate Backyard Bourbon BBQ Sauce Recipe: Perfect for Grilling!

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Channel: Delmarva Backyard · 2018 · Howto & Style

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🔥 Backyard Bourbon BBQ Sauce | Sweet Heat Meets Caribbean Kick

You’re going to love this Backyard Bourbon BBQ Sauce — it’s the perfect balance of sweet, smoky, and spicy, with that smooth bourbon flavor that ties it all together. Bringing bourbon into the kitchen (or the backyard) is always a great idea, and this one delivers big.

This sauce has everything a great BBQ sauce should: a beautiful sweetness, a hint of jerk seasoning for island-style flavor, and just enough heat to keep things interesting. Whether you’re brushing it on ribs, chicken, pork, or burgers, it’ll make every bite unforgettable.

Here’s what you’ll need:
6 oz Tomato Paste
1 cup Honey
½ cup Brown Sugar
1 Tbsp Dijon Mustard
½ Tbsp Garlic Powder
ÂĽ Tbsp Cayenne Pepper
1 Shot of Bourbon
Jerk Seasoning to taste

Simmer it low and slow, stir it often, and taste as you go — this sauce gets better with every minute it spends thickening up.

Once you make it, you’ll never want to buy BBQ sauce from the store again.

👉 Pro Tip: Try it as a glaze at the end of your cook — it caramelizes beautifully on ribs and chicken wings!

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