Alcohol in any form is an acquired taste.  No one remembers their first drink without remembering the grimace, and shiver from the taste of the stuff also.

At least I don’t.

That being said, I like bourbon.  I like the taste of it.  The charcoal.  The molasses.  The vanilla.  And the bite as it goes down.  Yum.

That all being said, I also like to cook with it.  Why not?  I like the flavor.  I think that I said that before, didn’t I?

Here are a couple of recipes just for fun and giggles.  If you have one or two of your own, I would appreciate you adding them in the comments section…

Steak Marinade:

1/3 cup bourbon

1/3 cup brown sugar

1/3 cup soy sauce

2 tbsp dijon mustard

1 tbsp chopped onion

1 tbsp worchestershire sauce

Mix it all up, slather in on your steak of choice and put in the fridge overnight.

I hate commercial BBQ sauce.  It just tastes nasty to me since I have been making my own.  Here is a sauce with bourbon in it that I find to be exceptional.

Bourbon BBQ Sauce

3/4 cup bourbon

1/3 cup apple cider vinegar

1/4 cup tomato paste

1/4 cup worchestershire sauce

2 cups catsup

1/2 cup packed brown suga