PANTRYFLEX

From Pat Martin's kitchen · Martin's Bar-B-Que Joint, Nashville

shake · bbq sauce

NATIONAL AWARD WINNER

Lisbon Alabama White

From a national-award-winning chef

Ratio

MAYO 600CIDER VIN 300WORCESTER 8HONEY 30

Ingredients

  • MAYO600 ml
  • CIDER VIN300 ml
  • WORCESTER7.5 ml
  • HONEY30 ml
  • GARLIC5 g
  • SALT18 g
  • PEPPER7 g
  • CHILE POWDER4 g
  • RED PEPPER3 g
  • CAYENNE3 g
  • CINNAMON1.5 g

Method

  1. Pour to the lines in order (bottom → top): MAYO, CIDER VIN, WORCESTER, HONEY.
  2. Add finishing notes: GARLIC, SALT, PEPPER, CHILE POWDER, RED PEPPER, CAYENNE.
  3. Cap the jar and shake until emulsified.

Provenance

Whole-hog pitmaster of Martin's Bar-B-Que Joint in Nashville and beyond; Life of Fire cookbook; James Beard America's Classics lineage praise. West Tennessee-style barbecue authority.

Originally published as Alabama White Sauce (Life of Fire).

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FAQ

Can this go in a shake jar?+

Yes — it passes the shake-fit checks and can occupy a jar column.

What do the quantities mean?+

Amounts below are from the published source, converted to ml/g where liquids allow. On a jar, every column scales to the same fill height.

Where did this recipe come from?+

Adapted from Life of Fire / Martin's Bar-B-Que (published as “Alabama White Sauce (Life of Fire)”). Full citation lives in Provenance.