Barbecue is good for us.

I’ve got two of the three winning sauce recipes from the Pig Pickin’, so I thought I’d go ahead and start posting ‘em.

The 3rd place sauce was made by my fellow iSchooler Josh, who didn’t name his sauce, so I dub it:

Whiskey and Spice Makes Everything Nice

• 1 medium onion, diced
• 6-8 cloves of garlic, roughly chopped
• finely chopped jalapeño pepper to taste
• finely chopped chipotle pepper to taste
• 2 cups whiskey (of your choice)
• 1 24oz bottle of ketchup
• 2/3 cup apple cider vinegar
• 1/3 cup Worcestershire sauce
• 1 cup brown sugar
• 2 cups maple syrup
• 1/2 cup tomato paste
• salt and pepper to taste

1. In a large sauce pot, sauteé onion and garlic with bourbon until the onions are translucent. Add the bourbon to the pan before turning on the heat to avoid large flames.
2. Add ketchup, Worcestershire sauce, vinegar, brown sugar, syrup, chiles, and tomato paste and bring to a simmer.
3. Reduce heat and simmer lightly until sauce thickens. Season to taste.

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