It’s fine to use low-sodium soy sauce. You can use any Jack Daniel’s product you like—try Tennessee Honey for a slightly sweet marinade or Tennessee Apple for a light fruity flavor.
For a sweeter marinade, swap out pineapple juice for the Dijon mustard. For a more savory flavor, add 1 teaspoon (2 g) of onion or garlic powder.
If you’d like to make the marinade really hands-off, put all of the marinade ingredients into a large sealable plastic bag. Seal the bag and shake until the sugar dissolves.
If you’re marinating the food in a bag, just put the food into the bag and seal it shut. Turn the bag over a few times to coat the food in the marinade.
It’s fine to leave the food marinating at room temperature if you’re cooking it within the hour. If not, cover the dish and stick the food in the fridge while it marinates.
Use a container that’s large enough to hold the meat or chicken you’d like to marinate. If you prefer, make your marinade in a large sealable plastic bag. This makes for easy clean-up. Feel free to use Diet Coca-Cola or a flavored Coke product.
If you’re making the marinade in a bag, seal the bag shut and squeeze it until the brown sugar dissolves.
If you’re marinating the food in a bag, place the food into the bag and seal it shut. Then, flip the bag over to coat the food in the marinade.
It’s fine to make the marinade in advance, but don’t marinate the meat for more than 24 hours or the texture can become mushy or tough.
You can use your favorite type of Jack Daniel’s to customize your barbecue sauce. Try Tennessee Honey, Tennessee Apple, or Winter Jack.
Adjust the heat as needed—if it stops bubbling, turn the heat back up until it begins simmering.
If you have one, you can use an immersion blender to puree the barbecue sauce.
Use the barbecue sauce within 1 week.
