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Modern Melting Pot - Appalachia and Pennsylvania Dutch country cooks and food communities connected to barbecue sauces.
Bourbon Barbecue Sauce is a barbecue sauce with real American table personality: Kentucky/Southern modern BBQ sauce. It brings flavor from Appalachia and Pennsylvania Dutch country to cookouts, counters, lunch plates, potlucks, and weeknight suppers.
Difficulty
Easy
Prep time
10 minutes
Cook time
25 minutes
Total time
35 minutes
Servings
About 3 cups
Region
Appalachia and Pennsylvania Dutch country
Era introduced
Modern Melting Pot
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Appalachia and Pennsylvania Dutch country cooks and food communities connected to barbecue sauces.
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Bourbon Barbecue Sauce proves that the little things on the table can carry a lot of American character. Kentucky/Southern modern BBQ sauce. Across Appalachia and Pennsylvania Dutch country, recipes like this help define the meal: brightening sandwiches, dressing salads, crowning burgers, spooning over biscuits, or turning a simple spread into something people remember. It is practical, proud, and built for the kind of generous table where a sauce, jam, relish, pickle, dip, or dressing can steal the show.
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