T.G.I. Friday's Jack Daniel's Dipping Sauce

Guest: william 2012-03-16
this is awesome! i love it! i used pineapple juice, and it came out better than tgi friday's. pretty much any whiskey will do, too. my woman aint making soup for dinner anymore!

Guest: Kimi 2009-04-11
This was excellent!! If it's not exactly like TGIF's it's BETTER! I used low sodium soy and low sodium teriyaki sauce after reading earlier comments of being too salty. I also simmered it for an hour and 5 mins.

Guest: Trini 2008-12-23
This is the first recipe I've tried; and I had guests. It was a hit. They could not believe that I made it. So of course I shared the secret. Great! great! Great!!!!

donnab14_98 2007-08-26
THis sauce is AMAZING!!! Just like at TGIF's. THe secret to this recipe is allowing the sauce to simmer down. It almost needs to carmelize to a syrup, which took me almost one hour set at a slow boil! It is sooo worth the extra effort! Enjoy!

Guest: Anonymous 2006-11-02
My boyfriend and I loved the sauce. He said it was better than Fridays. I did take the suggestion to use less soy and jack. I will be making a batch of this at my New Years Eye Party!!

elle6245 2006-06-28
My family loves this sauce! I followed instructions exactly. It reduces quickly near the end, so after 30 minutes, watch & stir it carefully to avoid burning. My husband travels & eats at TGI Friday's regularly, and he was so impressed with this sauce.

Guest: ClarinetMom 2006-03-02
I was skeptical at the "accomplished" cooks not being able to make this, but thickening is not only accomplished by reducing. I agree with carmelizing the onions. The directions on this recipe stink! If you have had Fridays sauce you'd know that the onions are precooked! I made them, then the sauce and added a bit more Jack and a little less soy (I used reduced salt) reduced the sauce for about 15 mins then added the onions and reduced the rest of the way. It's a bit of work but well worth it (unless you are an accomplished cook) I'm just a Mom.

Guest: Anonymous 2006-01-09
Made this last night and it was great. Made 2.5 cups. Added cornstarch to thicken. Maybe next time I won't use as much Jack Daniels, used only 1/2 cup but it was still strong. You must use the purple onion as it has a great flavor and holds up better than white onion. Will use again and again and again.

Guest: Mister LJ 2005-12-31
This is as good as it gets. You will think you are at TGIF. Try it, you'll love it

starkey820 2005-01-03
My family loves this and says it is the closest thing to the real one! I now make a double batch so we can have some on hand.

Guest: gilty 2008-12-03
good - tho must reduce rapidly to start and will burn off the alcohol. I used pineapple juice instead of grape as this has been mentioned in other tgi jack sauce recipes

Guest: Niccko 2008-03-29
I followed the basic instructions above and followed some of the others users ideas. Less soy, little less jack and purple onion. It taistes great and quite comparable to the tgif. Ive had the sauce in Salt lake city and in boise, both sauces were thin and not as thick as normal sauces are. So if yours comes out thin it still taites great. Im giving it a 4, untill i hear from a chef at tgif who knows the ingrediants.

Guest: Lucyfur 2007-03-19
This recipe is really close, but here's what I did. Keep in mind I love to experiment with sauces, so I added a few things. Added: - 1 teaspoon white pepper - 2 teaspoons salt - 1 teaspoon cayenne pepper for some heat. Also, I added 4 tablespoons of corn starch to help it thicken. I fried up some chicken with egg/cornstarch batter, then drenched it in the sauce, then rolled that in toasted sesame seeds and it was great. Just like the TGI Fridays appetizer, but of course home cookin is always better!

Guest: Buckeye Lady 2006-09-26
Had I not read the reviews I would have panicked when mine didn't thicken. I think the success of this recipe ties to differences in stove temps. and maybe if you use a lid or not. I finally tilted a lid over mine and increased the temp. slightly and it thickened. My question...where is the ginger in this recipe? When I ate this for the first time the waiter at the TGIF in Tulsa told me that the little chunks in the bottom were ginger.

Guest: momof4 2006-12-06
this was not great it was really salty I would suggest only using half of the soy add more jack and brown sugar and some molasses it is really good then!!