This Jack Daniels BBQ sauce recipe is an easy, from-scratch copycat of T.G.I. Friday's famous whiskey sauce for salmon, ribs, chicken, and pork chops.
Preparation Time
10 mins
Cooking Time
1 hr 45 mins
Total Time
1 hr 55 mins
Calories
152 Calories
Recipe Instructions
Step 1
Preheat the oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C).
Step 2
Roast garlic in the preheated oven until cloves are soft and fragrant, about 1 hour.
Step 3
Stir brown sugar, pineapple juice, water, teriyaki sauce, and soy sauce together in a saucepan and bring to a boil; reduce heat to low and keep at a simmer.
Step 4
Stir lemon juice, onion, bourbon whiskey, pineapple, and cayenne pepper into sauce. Bring to a simmer and cook until liquid reduces by half and turns thick and syrup-like, 40 to 50 minutes.
Step 5
Cut about 1/2-inch off top of garlic head. Trim root, so garlic sits flat. Remove outer layers of papery skin, leaving enough so cloves remain intact.
Step 6
Place garlic into a small baking dish, drizzle olive oil on top, and cover with a lid or aluminum foil.
Step 7
Squeeze sides of garlic until pasty roasted garlic emerges.
Step 8
Measure 2 teaspoons roasted garlic into the saucepan and whisk until incorporated. Reserve remaining roasted garlic for another use.