Homemade Jack Daniel’s BBQ Sauce
Once you try this recipe for Homemade Jack Daniel’s BBQ sauce you may never buy store-bought again! This thick, tangy sauce that adds incredible flavor to all your barbecue meats or chicken.
After a long winter, the sun is shining, the flowers are blooming and the patio furniture is uncovered. Best of all it’s BBQ SEASON and time to enjoy the great outdoors with family and friends. So whether you call is a backyard BBQ, a cookout, or a picnic, it is time to relax and enjoy savory food and cool sips. Homemade Jack Daniel’s BBQ sauce is perfect to have on hand for this summer’s grilling.
If you want to impress guests at your next BBQ try making some homemade barbecue sauce. You will get rave reviews for this exceptional recipe. Tangy, smoky taste enhanced with the great flavor of Jack Daniel’s Whiskey. This superb barbecue sauce has a great thick consistency that works well on ribs, chicken, or steak. It also makes the best bbq sauce for Slow Cooker Pulled Pork that you will ever eat! For an extra special touch to your gathering make a large batch so your guests will have a jar to take home.
How to make BBQ sauce.
- Homemade Jack Daniel’s BBQ sauce recipe combines tangy, sweet, and smoky flavor into one sensation sauce that is easy to make! (full recipe below)
- The first step is to sauté the onions and garlic in olive oil in a large saucepan.
- Next, add all remaining ingredients to the saucepan.
- Bring to a slow boil, reduce heat, and simmer for 20-30 minutes.
- If desired, stir in 1-2 more tablespoons of Jack Daniel’s whiskey for extra burst of whiskey flavor. Taste to season with extra hot sauce, pepper and salt as desired.
- Simmer for additional 5-10 minutes.
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Homemade Jack Daniel’s BBQ Sauce
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup Jack Daniels Tennessee Whiskey
- 4 cloves garlic finely chopped
- 1/2 cup onion finely chopped
- 2 cups ketchup
- 1/3 cup white vinegar
- 3/4 cup fancy molasses regular molasses will also work
- 1/2 cup brown sugar
- 1/4 cup tomato paste
- 3 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce
- 1 teaspoon Liquid Smoke
- 1/2 teaspoon Frank’s Red Hot Sauce add more if you like it spicy
- 1/2 teaspoon freshly ground pepper
- 1 teaspoon Kosher salt
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
Instructions
- In a large saucepan add olive oil and sauté the onions and garlic.
- Stir in all remaining ingredients.
- Bring to a slow boil, then reduce heat and simmer on low heat uncovered for 20-30 minutes.
- Taste and season as desired with more salt, pepper or hot sauce. You can also add another splash of Jack Daniel's whiskey. Simmer for an additional 5-10 minutes.
- Brush onto meat, poultry, seafood of your choice for grilling.
- Use immediately or store in refrigerator for up to two weeks.
Nutrition
After making the sauce can u store it the cabinet. For future use r do u have to used it right away.
Hi Gwen, it should be stored in the refrigerator and should keep 1-2 weeks
It will be my only barbecue sauce now. I used a 1 tsp of onion powder and a 1 tsp of garlic powder and 1/2-1 tsp of cayenne for my “heat” and it was excellent. Everyone raved over the taste.
Thank you Eve, this is the only BBQ sauce I ever use.
This was outstanding!! I was a tad short on the molasses and it was still perfect. I am going to make burgers using this sauce!
Wonderful Donna, glad you enjoyed the recipe!
Is this your recipe for Jack Daniels Old No. 7 Barbecue Sauce. I can’t find it in any stores now, and my family loved it when I made ribs with the Old No. 7. I will try your recipe as soon as I can get out of the house to shop for all the ingredients. I live in Upstate NY and we are still in lock-down due to Covid-19.
Hi Barbara, this is just my homemade recipe. I’m not sure how similar it tastes to Old No. 7. I hope you will be able to find the ingredients to make this homemade version. My family loves it. Do take good care during these trying times.
Excited to use this recipe bc I love Jack’s Bbq but I am allergic to onion and I have make my own batch without it but the flavor in this sounds like I won’t be missing too much. QUESTION: Can I use grandmas unsulphered molasses instead of “fancy” molasses? I already have that on hand.
Maxine, the recipe should still taste great without the onion. Yes Grandmas molasses will work just fine.
This is my go to recipe for everything I barbecue. I don’t use the liquid smoke because it’s not something in my pantry, and I add crushed pineapple to my sauce. You can totally make it sweeter or spicier according to your taste. Everyone always loves my short ribs in this sauce when I braise them in a Dutch oven low and slow. I usually have to triple the recipe to cover all of the meat, but the the sauce can be made days in advance which is great!
Thank you Joy. This BBQ sauce is a huge hit with all my family and friends and I make sure I always have some on hand.
Hi! Can you do the pork tenderloin with sauce in the slow-cooker?
I think that would take great!