Recipe by Nina Bagley, Columbus, Ohio
First place and Best of Show, Sauces (Honey BBQ Sauce), 2017
Baking temperature: n/a
Baking time: Cooking 1 hour
Yield: 1 pint jar
Ingredients
- 1 c ketchup
- ¾ c dark brown sugar
- 1 5.5 oz. can tomato paste
- ½ c apple cider vinegar
- ¾ c dark fall honey (Ohio honey from my back yard)
- 2 oz. pineapple juice
- 1 oz. bourbon whiskey
- 2 T water
- 2 T minced white onion
- 1 t salt
- 1 t black pepper
- 1 t onion powder
- 1/8 t ground allspice
- A pinch of Chinese five spice
- A pinch of celery salt
- 1 teaspoon Tabasco sauce
- 2 teaspoon lemon juice
- 1 ½ teaspoon mustard powder
Instructions
- Combine all ingredients in a saucepan over medium heat. Bring to a boil
- Reduce heat to low and simmer until flavors have blended and sauce is reduced, about an hour
- Process in boiling water bath for 15 minutes.
A sweet and sour version of BBQ sauce for shrimp, pork, chicken.
To make into a dipping BBQ sauce, increase the amount of honey.