Though not a food item I have legions of fans who love this Wood Butter for cutting boards and wooden utensils as much as I do. Can’ t buy a new cutting board? Refresh it! I’ve got a couple of new favorites I’ll be sharing this week…and this sauce has been deemed good enough to be first! Non-roasted garlic– personally, I find roasted garlic gives this sauce the best flavor, but if you really don’t have time, or can’t get good quality fresh garlic, the jars of pre-minced garlic will work. I would use between 1 and 1 1/2 Tbsp. Bring the start of the sauce to a boil. Heating the pineapple juice, water, teriyaki sauce, soy sauce and brown sugar to a boil, then reducing the heat to simmer helps all the sugar fully dissolve. Add garlic. I don’t like big clumps of garlic in my sauce, so I like to mash the cloves in a bowl first. Remember when I made this homemade ketchup? Well I was thinking that I just had to put it to good use, ya know twist my arm. And Im not talking about putting it on a hot dog or burger.

Leftover glaze should be stored in an airtight container in the refrigerator and used within 1 week.One of my other favorite uses is adding a couple of spoonfuls to baked beans. I never just heat up a plain can of bean, preferring to saute an onion and add a bit extra seasoning to make them more special; this sauce has been my latest addition and it’s a good one too. Roast garlic. This step can be done ahead to save time, or skipped altogether, but I think the roasted garlic really makes the glaze taste amazing.

As with most sauce or glaze recipes, you can absolutely make this recipe ahead of time. It will keep for up to a week in the refrigerator (in an airtight container of course). Light brown sugar– if you don’t have dark brown sugar, light brown sugar will work just fine. The sauce may be a little bit lighter in color, but should still taste great. You could also add a drizzle of molasses to the sauce, which would mimic the molasses-y flavor of the dark brown sugar. This is just an overview; the full ingredients and directions are in the recipe card toward the bottom of this post.Add in the 3/4 cup of Honey Whiskey which you should be able to find at your local super market but if you cant, buy the whisky bourbon variety. Its all good! Bourbon whiskey can totally be substituted in this recipe. If you’ve never had Fridays whiskey glaze, you are in for a massive treat. It’s perfectly sweet and savory with a little spice. Perfectly baste-able and dip-able, it’s about the consistency of maple syrup. Also, if you don't have any coconut oil on hand you can substitute it for an equal amount of butter, vegetable shortening or bacon grease. The ingredient list may seem long but the items are typically pantry staples you might already have including: ( complete list and instructions at bottom of post)

Optional- 1/4 Cup Apple Cider Vinegar- , depending on your preference, adds some tanginess to this sweet and hot BBQ sauce. Mike here, I add it because I love the acidic profile it brings.

While you’re roasting garlic for this recipe, I would go ahead and roast an additional head or two. Roasting garlic completely changes the texture and flavor, and you’ll be wanting to use it in just about everything! Some of my favorite uses are a roasted garlic cream sauce, and roasted garlic hummus. Variations of this recipe Next, by now the whiskey should have reduce a smidgen and the onions and garlic are soft. Simmer the sauce for 20 minutes, stirring often.