Texas Jack's Lone Star BBQ Sauce

Hey all you buckaroos.  It’s time get busy in the kitchen and fix some good ole down-home barbecue sauce.  Bottled barbecue sauce is all right, but there can be unnatural ingredients lurking like:  high fructose corn syrup, artificial dyes, or MSG.  These nasties are found in many of America’s favorites (KC Masterpiece, Sweet Baby Ray’s, Open Pit, etc.).  Instead, why not try making your own?  It’s not that hard and you’ll have a sauce that’ll make your grandpappy proud.  Yee Ha!

Texas Jack’s Lone Star BBQ Sauce

¼ c  bourbon whiskey

1/4  onion - finely minced

2 cloves  finely minced garlic

salt and pepper to taste  (try about 1/4 tsp of salt and go from there)

3 Tbsps apple cider vinegar

2 Tbsps vegan worcestershire sauce

1 Tbsp liquid smoke

1 c  ketchup (I use Trader Joe’s Organic Ketchup – won't break your bank at $1.99)

2 Tbsp  tomato paste

1/4 c  brown sugar

In a skillet, cook bourbon whiskey, onions, and garlic over medium heat until the onions are translucent.  Add salt and pepper, apple cider vinegar, vegan worcestershire, liquid smoke, ketchup, tomato paste, and brown sugar.  Cook until it comes to a boil and then reduce the heat to med-low for 20-30 minutes.  The sauce will be a little chunky (onion and garlic pieces).  I smooth it out with an immersion blender or if you don’t have one, you can use a strainer.  If you want to kick it up, try adding Tabasco sauce, chopped jalapenos, chipotles in adobo, cayenne pepper … Dag Nab It!  Whatever else you can imagine.