Alabama White Sauce

Name: Alabama White Sauce
Prep time: 5 min
Total time: 5 min
Yield: about 1½ cups (355 ml)
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 1 cup (Duke's preferred) (240 ml) Mayo; 1/2 cup (120 ml) Cider Vinegar; 2 Tbsp (30 g) Pepper Mash; 1 1/2 tsp (3 g) Lemon Zest; 1 Tbsp (15 ml) Lemon Juice; 1 tsp black (2 g) Pepper; 3/4 tsp (3.75 ml) Worcester; 1/2 tsp (3 g) Salt; 1/2 tsp (1 g) Espelette; 1/2 tsp (1 g) Aleppo; 1/2 tsp (1 g) Celery Seed; 1/4 tsp (0.5 g) Cayenne

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

BBQ SAUCE · SMOKED CHICKEN & GRILLED MEATS

A bbq sauce for smoked chicken & grilled meats.

Sean Brock's Alabama white sauce for smoked chicken.

On the jar

ALABAMA

Method: shake
Yield: about 1½ cups
Ingredients: 12
Jar batch: 0.65× recipe

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Ratio

MAYO 240 mlCIDER VINEGAR 120 ml

Ingredients

Mayo1 cup (Duke's preferred) (240 ml)
Cider Vinegar1/2 cup (120 ml)
Pepper Mash2 Tbsp (30 g)
Lemon Zest1 1/2 tsp (3 g)
Lemon Juice1 Tbsp (15 ml)
Pepper1 tsp black (2 g)
Worcester3/4 tsp (3.75 ml)
Salt1/2 tsp (3 g)
Espelette1/2 tsp (1 g)
Aleppo1/2 tsp (1 g)
Celery Seed1/2 tsp (1 g)
Cayenne1/4 tsp (0.5 g)

Method

Pour to the lines in order (bottom → top): MAYO, CIDER VINEGAR.
Shake-to-line (dashed marks): add PEPPER MASH. Spoon in, shake, and top up until the settled level reaches each dashed line.
Season to finish: LEMON ZEST (about 1 tsp), PEPPER (about ½ tsp), SALT (about ¼ tsp), ESPELETTE (about ¼ tsp), ALEPPO (about ¼ tsp), CELERY SEED (about ¼ tsp).
Cap the jar and shake until emulsified.

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Alabama White SauceNATIONAL AWARD WINNEROn the jar: ALABAMA
Garlic Powder BBQ SauceNATIONAL AWARD WINNEROn the jar: CAROLINA-STY
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Provenance

Southern American chef of Audrey and June in Nashville; James Beard Best Chef: Southeast and Outstanding Chef. Formerly Husk Charleston; Appalachian and Lowcountry ingredient research.

Adapted from a Sean Brock recipe (South by Sean Brock / Barbecuebible excerpt).

FAQ

Can this go in a shake jar?

Yes. Its liquids pour to printed fill-lines, so it can be one of the sauces on a PantryFlex jar.

What do the quantities mean?

This page lists the published recipe in household units (with metric in parentheses). A PantryFlex jar makes a 0.65× batch of it. The jar's printed lines, counts, and QR guide are already scaled to match, so follow the jar or this page, not a mix of both. Amounts in the jar’s ADD row are rounded to the nearest common spoon measure (T = tablespoon, t = teaspoon) so they can be read off the glass.

Where did this recipe come from?

Adapted from South by Sean Brock / Barbecuebible excerpt (published as “Alabama White Sauce”). Full citation lives in Provenance.

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