PANTRYFLEX

From Edward Lee's kitchen · 610 Magnolia, Louisville

stove · bbq sauce

NATIONAL AWARD WINNER

22-Ingredient BBQ Sauce

From an award-winning kitchen

Ratio

OLIVE OIL 5BOURBON 120COLA 120COFFEE 120KETCHUP 120SOY SAUCE 60

Ingredients

  • BUTTER28 g
  • OLIVE OIL5 ml
  • ONION450 g
  • GARLIC25 g
  • JALAPENO30 g
  • RAISINS50 g
  • BOURBON120 ml
  • COLA120 ml
  • COFFEE120 ml
  • KETCHUP120 ml
  • SOY SAUCE60 ml
  • BALSAMIC60 ml
  • MOLASSES30 ml
  • WORCESTER30 ml
  • BLACK BEANS30 g
  • DRY MUSTARD6 g
  • ALLSPICE4 g
  • PEPPER4 g
  • CAYENNE4 g
  • SMOKED PAPRIKA2 g
  • LIME JUICE30 ml

Method

  1. This one needs stove heat — jar fill-lines aren’t the whole story yet.
  2. Cook ingredients gently according to the published technique, adapted here as pantry quantities only.
  3. Finish off heat; adjust seasoning.

Provenance

Korean-Southern chef of 610 Magnolia in Louisville; James Beard Cookbook Award and Food & Wine Best New Chef. Also Succotash in Washington, D.C., blending Korean pantry with Southern technique.

Originally published as 22-Ingredient BBQ Sauce.

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FAQ

Can this go in a shake jar?+

This one is blend or stove fit. Use it from the recipe page; jar columns are shake-ready sauces only.

What do the quantities mean?+

Amounts below are from the published source, converted to ml/g where liquids allow. On a jar, every column scales to the same fill height.

Where did this recipe come from?+

Adapted from Edward Lee / Mind of a Chef reprints (published as “22-Ingredient BBQ Sauce”). Full citation lives in Provenance.