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Our delicious, homemade Bourbon Peach BBQ Sauce is sweet and rich with a kick of spicy, smoky flavor!
If you’ve been a reader of A Family Feast for a while, then you may already know that my husband Jack is a fan of making his own homemade barbecue sauces.
Counting today’s delicious Bourbon Peach BBQ Sauce, we have a total of eight homemade barbecue sauce recipes on our website right now. (And there’s no doubt in my mind – more will be coming!)
How do you make this homemade barbecue sauce?
This Bourbon Peach BBQ Sauce is sweet, rich and delicious! Peach slices (fresh or frozen will work) are combined with sautéed onions, jalapeno pepper, and bourbon, then simmered together with a little bit of water until the peaches are super tender.
Next, the cooked peaches are blended with molasses, honey, soy sauce, and both apple cider vinegar and balsamic vinegar – plus a variety of seasonings. Then the sauce is simmered until thickened – and the flavors both intensify and meld together into one fantastic homemade barbecue sauce!
Homemade barbecue sauces are a lot of fun to make and this Bourbon Peach BBQ Sauce is one of Jack’s best! Better yet – it’s made with lots of ingredients you probably already have in your kitchen – so anyone can make this delicious Bourbon Peach BBQ Sauce at home!
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Bourbon Peach BBQ Sauce
Ingredients
2 tablespoons vegetable oil
1 cup finely diced red onion
2 tablespoons finely diced jalapeno pepper
1/4 cup bourbon
1 pound frozen peaches (or fresh peaches that have been pitted, peeled and sliced)
1 1/2 cups water, divided
3/4 cup packed brown sugar
2 tablespoons molasses
2 tablespoons honey
2 tablespoons tomato paste
1/4 cup ketchup
1/4 cup soy sauce
1/4 cup apple cider vinegar
2 tablespoons balsamic vinegar
1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce
1 tablespoon Dijon mustard
1/2 teaspoon kosher salt
1/2 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
1 teaspoon chili powder
1/2 teaspoon dry mustard
Pinch cayenne powder
1/4 teaspoon liquid smoke
Instructions
In a large sauce pan, heat oil over medium heat and add onion and jalapeno. Cook until soft, about 3-4 minutes.
Add bourbon and cook for one minute to evaporate.
Add peaches and 1 cup of the water and cook for 10 minutes until tender.
Pour the contents of the pan into a food processor and puree until smooth then return to the pan along with all of the other ingredients.
Cook over medium heat until desired thickness. We cooked ours for about five minutes.
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I made a batch tonight. Can you freeze it? Or should it be used up in 2 weeks?
Hi Sandy – We haven’t tried freezing it ourselves – bourbon won’t freeze solid in most home freezers (they don’t get cold enough) so I’m not sure that it would be safe for long-term storage. I’d keep it refrigerated and use up as quickly as possible.
Some of the actual bourbon percentage is cooked out when simmering. Also with all of the other ingredients it takes it down even further so this will freeze. Otherwise refrigerated it is only recommended to keep for about 30 days
Thanks Marcus! (Without testing, I can’t confirm if this will freeze enough for safe, long term storage.)
How long will it keep
Up to two weeks in the refrigerator
looks yummy,
can this be stored at room temp in sauce bottles ?
Hi Craig – Not without canning it. We aren’t canning experts, and haven’t tried canning this ourselves…you’ll need to test the acidity level of your sauce to determine if water bath canning or pressure canning is needed. Hope that helps!
I accidentally scorched a batch of peach preserves (11 pounds of peaches). Rather than throwing out the batch, I found this recipe. I made a few modifications, and cooked it up tonight. All I can say is wow!! Can’t wait to try it on our smoked meats. This sauce will be a hit. Thank you.
You’re welcome Lori – so glad you were able to “save” those peach preserves!
This is so yummy!! I am smoking a pork butt this week and made your bbq sauce with fresh GA peaches. It is delicious and I am excited to serve it. Thank you so much for the recipe.
You’re very welcome Lisa – so glad the recipe was a hit!
So good! Thank you for this recipe. Amazing!
Glad you liked it Ryan!
Could this be processed and canned?
Hi Terry – We haven’t tried doing so ourselves, and without testing, I can’t say for sure.
Just a quick question, how long does this sauce last if bottles or stored in the refrigerator? Looking forward to making it.
Hi Patricia – We stored ours refrigerated for a few weeks. If you want to keep it longer, I’d suggest canning it in jars. Hope that helps!
Delicious!! Made it today, awaiting tomorrow’s smoked pork shoulder.
Thanks Alma! Sounds like a great Sunday dinner!
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You’re welcome Pansy! We hope you enjoy the recipes!
If using frozen, do you thaw them first
No need to thaw the frozen peaches Melanie.