Root Beer Glaze

  • Yield:12 fluid ounces
  • Time:
    28 mins show details

A delicious root beer glaze perfect for any kind of meat, with just a little kick to offset the sweetness. Made using root beer extract, but you can use room temp root beer instead.

Ingredients

  • 1 tablespoon
    root beer extract, or 1 cup root beer (room temp)
  • 1 cup
    water, ignore if not using extract
  • ½ cup
    brown sugar
  • ¼ cup
    ketchup
  • 1 tablespoon
    Dijon mustard
  • 1 tablespoon
    cayenne powder optional
  • 2 tablespoons
    butter, cold
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Preparation

  1. Combine all ingredients, except butter, in a medium saucepan over medium heat and whisk thoroughly to combine.

  2. 5 mins

    Bring to a boil, then reduce heat to medium-low to simmer.

  3. 20 mins

    Simmer until mixture reduces by half and coats the back of a spoon, stirring occasionally.

  4. 3 mins

    Remove from heat and stir in cold butter until fully melted incorporated.

Notes

I felt like the sauce needed a little kick, so I added cayenne, but feel free to omit if you so choose.

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