Alabama White Sauce – Girls Can Grill

What’s Alabama White Sauce

When People consider barbecue, we regularly consider candy and smoky pink barbecue sauce, however in a single area of America, white BBQ sauce is king.

Pitmaster Robert Gibson (AKA Big Bob Gibson), created the tangy, peppery sauce within the Twenties and commenced serving it on smoked meats in Decatur, Alabama.

It grew in reputation across the area, however as Chris Lilly, the husband of Massive Bob’s nice grand daughter, began racking up world championship wins, Alabama White Sauce gained nationwide consideration.

I’ve had the pleasure of judging the Jack Daniel’s World Championship Invitational Barbecue with Chris for quite a lot of years.

In 2009, he revealed Bib Bob Gibson’s BBQ Book, which features a recipe for Alabama White Sauce, however even the ebook describes that the recipe has modified barely through the years as the unique model has been handed on to completely different cooks on the restaurant. He stated the model within the ebook is considered one of his favorites.

You can even purchase Big Bob Gibson’s Original White Sauce by the bottle.

What does Alabama White Sauce style like

Though it’s white with a basis of mayonnaise, it’s not candy just like the dressing you placed on conventional coleslaw or broccoli salad. It’s extra savory with a tangy punch from the vinegar and a delicate warmth from the horseradish and cayenne.

It additionally has coarse-ground black pepper that stands out in distinction to the white sauce. That provides pops of peppery notes that enhances barbecue very well.

What’s Alabama White Sauce Good on

At Massive Bob Gibson Bar-B-Q, they dunk complete smoked spatchcocked chickens into enormous pots of the white sauce.

As you’ll be able to see within the video above, they smoke 70 chickens at a time. I think about you’re in all probability solely smoking 1-2, which is why my recipe is scaled all the way down to make a 2 1/4 cup batch.

The sauce isn’t simply good on rooster. It’s additionally nice combined with smoked pulled turkey, tossed on pulled pork or combined into slaw. 

How lengthy can you retain Alabama White Sauce

When left at room temperature, the sauce must be consumed inside two hours. This contains if it’s combined in salads like my kale coleslaw or just served on the desk in a jar for visitors to spoon proper onto their meat.

In the event you correctly retailer it in an air-tight container within the fridge, it can preserve for a few weeks.