Bobby Flay's Go-To Store-Bought BBQ Sauce Is An Award Winner

When it comes to flavor, celebrity chef and restaurateur Bobby Flay doesn't mess around. While he generally prefers to make his own BBQ sauce from scratch, when he can't, he revealed on Instagram during a pantry tour that he turns to the award-winning Bone Suckin' Sauce. This sauce originated in 1987 and is still flavoring consumers' favorite foods almost four decades later, with multiple awards and glowing reviews to its name, so it's no wonder it has a home in Bobby Flay's pantry.

Bone Suckin' Sauce has a unique blend of sweet and spicy, with a hint of tanginess that gives it an extra kick. It comes in four different varieties, each with its own distinct flavor profile. This sauce also has a 4.5 rating on Amazon, where reviewers described it in glowing terms.

As good as this sauce is, you don't have to enjoy it solo. You can go a step further and customize it with your own favorite ingredients and other sauces, just as Bobby Flay does. Root beer can be the secret ingredient to boost the flavor of your BBQ sauce, or, if you like it a little sweeter, add chocolate to BBQ sauce to give it a hint of extra sweetness and complex flavor. Some Bobby Flay secret ingredients include a little Worcestershire sauce, chipotle, and a little bit of lime juice to level up your BBQ sauce.

There are plenty of meals you can make with Bobby Flay's favorite store-bought BBQ sauce. One example is a classic rack of ribs. Brush the ribs with Bone Suckin' Sauce, perhaps combined with some brown sugar and other seasonings, and you can prepare it in a slow cooker or similar method that takes hours on low heat. Done right, you'll end up with tender meat falling off the bone and a delectable flavor that will make you curse the limited size of your slow cooker.

You can also have Bone Suckin' Sauce with foods like fried chicken. Whether you have the sauce on the side for dipping or you incorporate it into a marinade for the meat, you won't ever want to have fried chicken without it again. You can even use Bobby Flay's unique secret to better fried chicken while you're at it and partially pre-cook it in buttermilk for a faster cooking time and better breading.

Finally, a fantastic meal to have with Bone Suckin' Sauce is pulled pork. Pulled pork generally takes even longer to cook than ribs, but its beloved texture is well worth it. You can either use the sauce to marinate the pork ahead of time, add it in the slow cooker while the protein's cooking, or smother it on the meat afterwards. However you have it, this sauce will give you a mouthwatering pork shoulder that will make you feel like you're right there in Bobby Flay's kitchen.