T.G.I. Friday’s Jack Daniels Grill Glaze recipe

The Jack Daniel’s Grill Glaze is one of the most scrumptious
sauces you will ever taste on fish or just about any other meat.
Introduced in April of 1997, this glaze has become one of
Friday’s best-selling items. This versatile sweet-and-slightly-spicy
sauce can be ordered on salmon, baby back ribs, steak, chicken,
pork chops…even on chicken wings (but only if you know to order
it that way, since that one isn’t on the menu). I was encouraged
to figure out how to clone the stuff when the Oprah Winfrey Show
requested an appearance. I think you’ll find it tastes virtually
identical to the original glaze! you can use it to top your
favorite meat, but if you’re grilling, be sure to use the sauce
just before taking the meat off the flame, since it is very sweet
and will quickly burn. Serve extra on the side.

1 head of garlic
1 tablespoon olive oil
2/3 cup water
1 cup pineapple juice
1/4 cup teriyaki sauce
1 tablespoon soy sauce
1 1/3 cups dark brown sugar
3 tablespoons lemon juice
3 tablespoons minced white onion
1 tablespoon Jack Daniels Whiskey
1 tablespoon crushed pineapple
1/4 teaspoon cayenne pepper

1. Cut about 1/2-inch off of top of garlic. Cut the roots so that
the garlic will sit flat. Remove the papery skin from the garlic,
but leave enough so that the cloves stay together. Put garlic into
a small casserole dish or baking pan, drizzle olive oil over it,
and cover with a lid or foil. Bake in a preheated 325° oven for
1 hour. Remove garlic and let it cool until you can handle it.

2. Combine water, pineapple juice, teriyaki sauce, soy sauce, and
brown sugar in a medium saucepan over medium/high heat. Stir
occasionally until mixture boils then reduce heat until mixture
is just simmering.

3. Squeeze the sides of the head of garlic until the pasty roasted
garlic is squeezed out. Measure 2 teaspoons into the saucepan and
whisk to combine. Add remaining ingredients to the pan and stir.

4. Let mixture simmer for 40-50 minutes or until sauce has reduced
by about 1/2 and is thick and syrupy. Make sure it doesn’t boil over.

Makes 1 cup of glaze.