BEST EVER RIB SAUCE

Mango-Bourbon Barbeque Sauce for Ribs

Hardware: A large double boiler pot if you want to do this on the stovetop. If you want to do this in a microwave you will need a large ceramic bowl.

Ingredients:

4 cups of ketchup

2 cups dark brown sugar

Pureed fruit of one large ripe mango

½ cup Worcestershire sauce

¼ cup frozen orange juice concentrate, undiluted

2 Tablespoons coarse ground black pepper

1 Tablespoon granulated garlic

1 Tablespoon celery salt

¼ cup Jack Daniels Bourbon whiskey

Procedure: If you want to do this in a microwave, you will need a large “micro” with a carousel and a large enough ceramic bowl to hold the ingredients. You must have a couple of inches remaining between the surface of the contents and the top edge of the bowl to prevent bubbling over during cooking. The best way is to heat the ingredients in three minute increments on “High”, and gently stir the ingredients in the bowl when each increment of cook time ends. Eight four-minute bursts should be sufficient. You can work on something else while the microwave does the cooking. The contents and bowl will become very hot. Use oven mitts to protect your hands and remove the bowl. Allow the contents to cool to room temperature and store in the refrigerator. The sauce will be thick when cold and the flavors will meld. It can be frozen for long-term storage.

If you want to do this on a stovetop, use a double boiler pot so you can do something else while it cooks for an hour.

Yield:  one half gallon (8 cups): enough to coat and serve ten full racks of barbecue ribs