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simmer · bbq sauce

NATIONAL AWARD WINNERPrep 5 minCook 15 min

Portland Rodney'S

Independent adaptation of a publicly published Rodney Scott recipe. Not affiliated with, sponsored by, or endorsed by Rodney Scott.

Rodney Scott's Red Pepper BBQ Sauce, from the published recipe.

Ratio

Ratio by volume: Vinegar 240 ml
Vinegar 240 ml

Ingredients

  • Vinegar — 1 cup distilled white (scaled) (240 ml)
  • Lemon — 1/16 lemon thinly sliced
  • Pepper — 1/2 Tbsp ground black (scaled) (4 g)
  • Cayenne — ~1 tsp (scaled from 1/3 cup) (2.5 g)
  • Red Pepper — ~1/4 tsp (scaled) (0.5 g)
  • Sugar — 2 Tbsp (scaled from 2 cups) (25 g)

Method

  1. Pour to the lines in order (bottom → top): Vinegar.
  2. Add: Lemon, Pepper, Cayenne, Red Pepper, Sugar.
  3. Cap the jar and shake until combined.
  4. Pour into a cold pan and bring to a gentle simmer. The jar stays off the stove — cool leftovers to warm-to-touch before they go back in the glass.

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Provenance

South Carolina whole-hog BBQ pitmaster of Rodney Scott's Whole Hog BBQ in Charleston; James Beard Best Chef: Southeast. Hemingway, S.C., pit traditions carried into restaurant form.

Originally published as Rodney's Sauce (vinegar-pepper).

Adapted from a Rodney Scott recipe (Rodney Scott's World of BBQ (scaled 1/16 from gallon)).

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FAQ

Can this go in a shake jar?

Yes — with one pan. Its liquids pour to the printed fill-lines and shake cold; the mix then goes into a pan to simmer. The jar itself never touches heat.

What do the quantities mean?

Amounts follow the published recipe in household units (with metric in parentheses). On a jar, every sauce scales to the same fill height.

Where did this recipe come from?

Adapted from Rodney Scott's World of BBQ (scaled 1/16 from gallon) (published as “Rodney's Sauce (vinegar-pepper)”). Full citation lives in Provenance.

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