Alabama White Sauce

 

      This has been a favorite in the Southeast for many years in the BBQ world.  In fact, it is the only place in the US BBQ scene that you'll see it used.  Bob Gibson of Big Bob Gibson's BBQ of Decatur AL developed this all the way back in 1925.  

      Having never tried it, Barb and I were intrigued.  This would be interesting as traditional BBQ sauce is sweet and sometimes a bit spicy.  Alabama White Sauce is creamier and spicier, but not so much sweet.  It is an easy sauce to prepare with just mixing required.  You can adjust the horseradish and hot sauce to your individual tastes. 

1 cup mayonnaise

¼ cup apple cider vinegar

1 tablespoon brown mustard

1 tablespoon brown sugar

2 teaspoons prepared horseradish

1 teaspoon lemon juice

½ teaspoon Worcestershire sauce

½ teaspoon hot sauce (or more to your tastes)

½ teaspoon garlic powder

½ teaspoon onion powder

¼ teaspoon cayenne pepper

Salt and black pepper to taste (½ teaspoon each)

Mixing using immersion blender

The finished product

      Mix ingredients together well.  I prepared mine in a bowl with an immersion blender, but you can use a food processor for larger batches.  I did adjust mine for a good spice, but not overpowering with the horseradish and hot sauce.  This is a great sauce to serve over BBQ chicken, turkey, or pork ribs.  We served this with chicken wings as a dipping sauce.  We found it to be a different taste; not too hot and not too sweet, but a bit too tart with the cider vinegar.  We don't care for the more vinegar BBQ sauces so prevalent in the Carolinas and SE and as such didn't care much for this.  We're taking a pass on this one.  

Plated with cauliflower and carrots for dipping as well as ham roll ups

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Julia Child

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