Alabama White Sauce Recipe: One of the Lesser-Known but Incredibly Delicious Flavors

After reading this, you would know all there is to know about the Alabama white sauce and our recipe for making it.
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Chances are, when you think of sauce that can go with your barbeque, you imagine some red stuff that’s come from tomatoes. We do not doubt that those the trick for you, but it might be time for you to try out some of our white stuff. If you are wondering what other white stuff we could be referring to, it’s the Alabama white sauce. Heard of it before? We didn’t think so too, but we can tell you that in its base form, it is not as sweet as ketchup or tomato-based sauces and could be one of a couple of sugar-free BBQ sauces you could check out here. We are going to be sharing what the Alabama white sauce is all about, why we are in love with it, and how to make it in a way that doesn’t disappoint.

What is Alabama white sauce?

Alabama White Sauce Recipe: One of the Lesser-Known but Incredibly Delicious Flavors

As we’ve implied earlier, there’s none of the popular tomato stuff or ketchup in this sauce, and rather it’s made up of mayonnaise, horseradish, mustard, brown sugar, and vinegar. That’s just the base, though, as a few personal ingredients could be added as well to customize the flavor in whatever direction you may need. Once it’s done, you could use it on a variety of grilled food just like your regular sauce. Your sauce can only be as good as the total package, and for good food, you need good equipment; in this case, a Weber 2200 propane gas grill.

Where did it originate?

As the name indicates, this sauce came out of Alabama, and if you haven’t heard of it, it’s something of a deal in the south. The fame Trusted Source The origins of Alabama-style white barbecue sauce - al.com It’s tangy. It’s peppery. And it’s made a culinary impact far beyond its home state. www.al.com of this white sauce could be attributed to its use at the Big Bob Gibson’s Bar-B-Q in Alabama by Robert Gibson. The establishment serves some of the best-smoked chickens, and once the chicken is done, they simply dip it in the source and allow the flavor of the Alabama white sauce to do its trick. Customers kept coming.

If you’re new to grilling and looking to recreate such an effect with the white Alabama sauce, the right grill and equipment would be a good place to start.

As such, we have made this list of some of the best portable grills for your perusal. In addition, if you have a Kamado grill already, this list of grill accessories could still provide some assistance.

How to make Alabama white sauce

Before getting down to the basics of making your own Alabama white sauce, we would like to let you know that though chicken popularized this sauce, it is versatile enough to go with other grilled foods and vegetables. Even if you like your sauces thick, you could follow this guide on how to thicken BBQ sauce for help.

That said, though, you can’t make Alabama white sauce without mayonnaise, and though the original recipe shared by the pitmaster at Big Bob’s BAR-B-Q used corn syrup and vinegar with the mayo, we would be making some changes to our recipe.

Note that some version of the Alabama white sauce could be purchased at your local grocery store, and if that’s the option that seems most appealing to you, the Duce’s Wild Alabama White Gold Barbecue Sauce is one of the most widely recommended.

However, we would have you know that a homemade sauce can be customized to your tastes, and you should try making it yourself.

 

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Alabama White Sauce - Recipe

Bruce Williams
This sauce doesn't need cooking on the stovetop, and the ingredients that would be needed for our recipe include:
5 from 2 votes
Cook Time 5 minutes
Course Sauce
Cuisine American
Servings 4 people
Calories 260 kcal

Ingredients
  

  • 1 cup mayonnaise
  • 1/4 cup apple cider vinegar
  • 1 tbsp brown mustard
  • 2 tbsp prepared horseradish
  • 1/2 tsp black pepper
  • 1/4 tsp Cayenne pepper
  • 1 tbsp brown sugar
  • 1 tsp lemon juice
  • 1/2 tsp salt
  • 1/2 tsp Worcestershire sauce
  • 1/2 tsp garlic powder
  • 1/2 tsp onion powder

Instructions
 

  • To start, add all of the ingredients listed above to a big bowl and whisk everything together.
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  • Be sure to whisk until the contents of the bowl are uniformly mixed.
  • That’s all there is to preparing the Alabama white sauce; no need for cooking or heating on a stovetop.

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Notes

Nutrition

Calories: 260kcal

Calories

  • 1 cup of mayonnaise – 1,495 kcal
  • 1/4 cup of apple cider vinegar – 12.75
  • 1 tablespoon of brown mustard – 10 kcal
  • 2 tablespoons of prepared horseradish – 6 kcal
  • 1/2 a teaspoon of black pepper – 3 kcal
  • 1/4 teaspoon of Cayenne pepper Trusted Source Impressive Health Benefits of Cayenne Pepper Cayenne peppers have been used medicinally for thousands of years, but they’re also nutritious and great for cooking. www.healthline.com – 1.5 kcal
  • 1 tablespoon of brown sugar – 15 kcal
  • 1 teaspoon of lemon juice – 1 kcal
  • 1/2 a teaspoon of salt – 0kcal
  • 1/2 a teaspoon of Worcestershire sauce – 2 kcal
  • 1/2 a teaspoon of garlic powder – 5 kcal
  • 1/2 a teaspoon of onion powder – 4 kcal

Final Thoughts

At this point, you’d have to agree that we’ve covered all bases on this white sauce, and all that’s remaining is to get down to preparing your sauce and grilling our chicken or whatever food you might need our recipe for.

We even left some grilling tips and equipment advice, and we hope that they all come in handy in helping to make a dish that would provide the flavor and appeal that the best meals possess.

That’s all there is to our Alabama white sauce recipe, and we are sure that if you follow the recipe to the letter, this is going to be a permanent entry on your recipe collections for some time to come. Goodbye and cheers to happy grilling and even happier eating.

References

1.
The origins of Alabama-style white barbecue sauce - al.com
It’s tangy. It’s peppery. And it’s made a culinary impact far beyond its home state.
2.
Impressive Health Benefits of Cayenne Pepper
Cayenne peppers have been used medicinally for thousands of years, but they’re also nutritious and great for cooking.
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