Simple pesto made with basil, Parmesan cheese, olive oil, and pine nuts. The use of parsley makes this recipe different from the traditional method. If you’d like, you can boost the Parmesan content of the combination.
| Prep Time: | 10 mins |
| Cook Time: | 1 hr 45 mins |
| Total Time: | 1 hr 55 mins |
| Servings: | 8 |
| Yield: | 1 cup |
Ingredients
- 1 head garlic
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 1 ⅓ cups dark brown sugar
- 1 cup pineapple juice
- ⅔ cup water
- ¼ cup teriyaki sauce
- 1 tablespoon soy sauce
- 3 tablespoons lemon juice
- 3 tablespoons minced white onion
- 1 tablespoon bourbon whiskey
- 1 tablespoon crushed pineapple
- ¼ teaspoon cayenne pepper
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C).
- 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.
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- Place garlic into a small baking dish, drizzle olive oil on top, and cover with a lid or aluminum foil.
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- Roast garlic in the preheated oven until cloves are soft and fragrant, about 1 hour.
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- 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.
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- Squeeze sides of garlic until pasty roasted garlic emerges.
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- Measure 2 teaspoons roasted garlic into the saucepan and whisk until incorporated. Reserve remaining roasted garlic for another use.
- 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.
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- When grilling, be sure to apply the sauce just before taking the meat off the flame; the sauce has a lot of sugar and can quickly burn. Don’t forget to serve extra sauce on the side.
Reviews
Love this recipe just the way it is 100% Perfect I have been making it for quite a few years and it’s Always a hit
My whole family loves this sauce. I do add a little more whiskey, that’s just my way.
This recipe is great, everyone loved it. Very close to the original, only a little better!!! I didn’t make any changes but will try with garlic powder – 1 tablespoon.
DELICIOUS! But I will decrease the cayenne next time. Yummy!
Great sauce!! Everyone loves it! Instead of steps 1-3 and 5, I added a teaspoon of dried minced garlic in Step 6.
I made it as it says but it came out very thin, how do I thicken it?
I didn’t use Jack Daniels I used his brother Jim with honey . I also use turiva brown sugar I have made it with regular brown sugar but we like to keep the sugar intake down . And I use store bought minced onion 2 teaspoons and red onion but I only put 1 tablespoon of onion . Then when done I use my bullet to puree more to get the chunks out and my family uses it as a sauce for chicken wings they love it . 4 stars because I think it’s to much onion and just use already minced garlic
Excellent recipe. Exact in flavor and delicious. Does take a while to make but baking the garlic is the biggest part
I used Jim bean with honey and Truvia brown sugar to make it lower in sugar and carbs turns out great everyone loves it
Love this sauce but would like to make a large batch and can it for future. Can I use the Water bath method or do I need to pressure can?
YUM! Haven’t even used it on wings yet, but I’m a believer! Thank you for this EXCELLENT recipe. So excited for this Super Bowl Sunday now!
EeeeYUM!
We just made this for the first time and found it to be SPOT ON to the original. Bravo!
add mayo
Sauce was great used Bens suggestion.
Exactly the same….AMAZING
We loved it. I didn’t have time to roast the garlic so I used minced garlic instead. It was wonderful. We put it over grilled salmon. I had some leftover which we will put over chicken or beef.
I forgot it on the stove a little longer than I should have so I added pineapple juice and water. Will definitely make it again.
This sauce was great on burgers and when I made pulled pork
This recipe is spot on and was delicious!
This was close but I agreed with a few changes- No onion, a little more bourbon, and chili flakes instead of cayenne pepper.