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Garrett's Wide Awake Jack Sauce
Gary has been experimenting with bbq sauces. He has been working on this one for a few months and finally got it just right. If you like hot, you'll like this one.
Garret's Wide Awake Jack SaucePreparation Time: 1¼ hours
Makes a bit more than 1 quart

Ingredients:
  • ½ tspn pepper
  • ½ tspn dry mustard
  • 1 clove garlic, crushed
  • 2 tblspn sugar
  • 1 tblspn salt
  • 1 tblspn cayenne pepper
  • 1 cup strong black coffee
  • 1 ¼ cup ketchup
  • ¼ cup Jack Daniels Whiskey
  • ½ cup molasses
  • 2 tblspn apple-cider vinegar
  • 2 tblspn lemon juice
  • ¾ cup Worcestershire sauce
  • 1 tblspn soy sauce
  • ½ cup butter (melted)
Directions:
  • Mix all dry ingredients into a large sauce pan. Mix thoroughly
  • Add wet ingredients stirring as you go.
  • Simmer for 30 minutes ( DO NOT BOIL).
  • Stir and simmer for another 30 minutes.
     
  • Store in a glass bottle/jar.
  • Store in fridge between servings.
 
Alternatives:
  • If you can't used crushed garlic, try 1/8 tspn powdered garlic
 
Serving Instructions:
  • Shake sauce well before use.
  • If sauce is too thick to pour, warm it up in microwave for about 10 seconds.

 


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