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TGI Friday’s Jack Daniel’s Dipping Sauce, you can make our version of this recipe at home.

May 5, 2009

We were a little surprised by the complexity of this sauce. It’s not really sweet. It does compliment meat flavors very well. We are also amazed at how sparingly TGI Friday’s serves their sauces. You get a tiny little cup of it, and if you want more, you have to pay more. The wonderful part of our version of this recipe is you can make it in a large quantity and use it to cook beef or chicken on the grill or to dip your favorite foods into.
Jack Daniels Grill Glaze

TGI Friday’s Jack Daniel Dipping Sauce

1/3 cup diced red onion
1/2 teaspoon finely diced garlic
1/2 cup water
1/2 cup brown sugar
1/3 cup teriyaki sauce
1/4 cup soy sauce
1/3 cup white grape juice
1/2 cup Jack Daniel’s Black Label Bourbon
1/2 teaspoon tabasco sauce

Place ingredients in a sauce pan in order listed. Mix and stir after each ingredient. Place on medium heat and stir until mixture reaches boiling stage. Turn temperature down to low until mixture is on a slow simmer. Cook sauce for 35-45 minutes and remove from heat. Mixture will have reduced in volume about a fourth to a third.
This sauce is great with chicken fingers or crispy deep fried chicken breast strips.

  • linda

    Has anyone tried this? I really love this sauce at TGI’S & would love to be able to make the real thing at home!

  • http://www.copykat.com admin

    I have tried this recipe ;-) We thought it was good enough to put online. I love finally being able to have “enough” of this sauce to really enjoy.

  • Carriem

    This is a great copycat. My husband said its better than TGI’s even. The secret is to let it simmer about twice as long as recommended and it’s even better if it cools in your fridge for a couple of days. A definite yes. I love this sauce and so does company!

  • Phil B

    There was an older Copy Cat recipe that used Pineapple juice rather than the grape juice. TGIF makes it that way. Much better.

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    how long does the sauce keep for?

  • http://www.copykat.com Stephanie

    A week is the longest I would keep the sauce.

  • http://Website(optional) Litoralis

    Read many variations of the Sauce and or glaze, but a identical match is difficult.
    Try this, it comes close and is a time saver.
    3/4 c KC Masterpiece BBQ sauce
    1 tbsp Honey
    1 oz Jack (or to taste)

    Adjustments:
    Add a little hot water for thinner sauce
    Heat to enhance flavor

  • Toya

    I work at TGI Friday’s and it is pineapple in the sauce, not onions!

  • Anonymous

    I’ve been looking for this recipe.

  • anyon

    i work at tgi as well and its definitely onion in our sauce not pineapple

  • mcmutt

    I made it easier by mixing 1 bottle of Bullseye Old West Hickory bbq sauce, 1/2 c molasses, 1/2 oz Jack Daniel’s, add in the diced onion, simmer for 1/2 hr & voila!!

  • pbcrackers

    I specifically taste molasses in their bbq sauce.

  • http://google Carlos

    Just any kind of white grape juice? and the 1/2 cup of jack daniels is that the whiskey?

  • Toria

    The only bit that makes no sense to me is the use of both soy and teriyaki.
    Teriyaki is 3 parts soy, 2 parts mirrin 1 part sake.
    Is it made this way to avoid having to cook off the sake?

  • Jazzyjoslynn

    I know I also taste the molasses in the sauce