Finishing Glaze
Old Fashioned Bourbon Pit Glaze
Soda · Backyard classic · about 2 cups · 25 minutes
The classic Old Fashioned cocktail turned into a glossy glaze: malty reduced beer, bourbon, simple syrup, and bright orange bitters.
Heat Sweetness
Ingredients
- 1 bottle or can (12 oz) everyday beer (amber ale, lager, or wheat beer)
- 1 strip fresh orange peel (about 3 inches)
- 1/4 cup bourbon
- 1/3 cup simple syrup
- 5 to 6 dashes orange bitters
- 3/4 cup ketchup
- 2 tablespoons apple cider vinegar
- 1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce
- 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
- 1/2 teaspoon coarse black pepper
- 1 tablespoon cold butter
Method
- 1.Pour the beer into a saucepan, add the orange peel, and boil over medium-high heat 8 to 10 minutes, until reduced by about half.
- 2.Remove the orange peel. Stir in the bourbon, simple syrup, ketchup, vinegar, Worcestershire, garlic powder, and pepper.
- 3.Lower to medium-low and simmer about 12 minutes until thick and glossy.
- 4.Take it off the heat, stir in the orange bitters, then swirl in the cold butter until melted.
Storage
Refrigerate in a sealed jar up to 3 weeks.
Pairs With
pork belly burnt ends, smoked ham, spareribs, duck breast, pork chops