The most important thing about Alabama White Sauce in 30 seconds
- Preparation time: 5 minutes (plus steeping time, preferably overnight)
- Difficulty: Simply
- The special: Apple juice and apple cider vinegar make this white BBQ sauce fruity and mild instead of sour, as it often comes across.
- Perfect for: Barbecue evenings with smoked chicken, pulled pork or as a dip for the whole group.
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Alabama White Sauce is one white BBQ sauce based on mayonnaise, which requires no tomatoes and no cooking at all. You stir everything together in a bowl and let it steep, done. It comes to us smoked Pollo Finoand that’s exactly where she shows her strengths.
A good Alabama White Sauce recipe saves every barbecue evening when the red BBQ sauce is already empty and somehow everything tastes the same. White BBQ sauce is creamy, fresh, with an acidity that makes strong grilled meat light again. We like to make them with smoked pollo fino: remove the skin, season with BBQ pit pork from the spice shop, then put it on the smoker at 130 degrees for around 50 minutes. Then pour the sauce over it. That convinced everyone here, even the skeptics who would initially grimace at “mayo on chicken”. If you usually prefer classic sauces, take a look at the three best barbecue sauces or our normal BBQ sauce. And it goes well with pulled pork anyway.
The main ingredients for Alabama White Sauce
Alabama White Sauce only requires six ingredients, and you don’t need to heat any of them.
- mayonnaise – The base. Use a good, full-fat mayo, otherwise the sauce will be watery and separate. If you like mayo sauces in general, the best burger sauce is also worth a look.
- Apple cider vinegar – Brings the typical acidity, the “tangy” that the sauce is known for. We deliberately use apple cider vinegar instead of white wine vinegar because it tastes softer and fruitier.
- apple juice – Our little trick. The juice cushions the acidity and makes the whole sauce fruitier and rounder. This is exactly what sets our recipe apart from the sour originals used in the USA.
- Burger boom – The seasoning base of the Spice stall. Instead of weighing five spices individually, everything is included here: mustard flour, onion, a subtle spiciness.
- Worcestershire sauce – Provides the savory depth in the background that you can hardly taste individually, but immediately miss when it is missing.
- Sugar – One spoon is enough. It rounds off the acidity without making the sauce sweet.
This way your Alabama White Sauce is guaranteed to be a success
The most important step is not in the list of ingredients: let the sauce sit in the fridge overnight. Only then do acid, spice and mayo combine to create this typically round taste. If you’re short on time, 30 minutes is enough, but overnight it’s a different league.
Second point: the mayo. Low-fat, cheap mayonnaise tends to separate, so you end up with oil on top. Full fat lasts.
And thirdly, the consistency. Too thick? A dash more apple juice. Too thin? A little more mayo. Season to taste at the end because every mayo is salted differently.
What makes our recipe different
Most white BBQ sauces rely on horseradish and cayenne, making them quite spicy and a departure from the original. For us, apple juice takes over the stage. The result is milder, fruitier, and even the people at the table who don’t like it spicy like it. Last summer Theres stood at the bowl with the spoon and just said that you could actually eat it plain. That’s right.
The sauce is traditionally a first-class dip. Try them with chicken wings from the hot air fryer, the crispy skin and the fresh acid are to die for.
📖 Recipe
Alabama White Sauce
Preparation time
3 minutes
Cooking time
2 minutes
Total time
5 minutes
🥕 Ingredients for the recipe
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Place mayonnaise, apple cider vinegar, apple juice, Burger Bumms, sugar and Worcestershire sauce in a bowl.
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Mix everything with a whisk until smooth, about 1 minute, until a homogeneous, creamy sauce is formed.
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Cover and let the sauce steep in the refrigerator for at least 30 minutes, preferably overnight. Stir again before serving.
Calories: 191kcal | Carbohydrates: 5G | Protein: 1G | Fat: 19G | Sugar: 3G
Frequently asked questions about Alabama White Sauce answered briefly
Best with grilled or smoked poultry. But it also looks good with pulled pork, ribs, burgers and as a dip for fries or vegetables. Anywhere where something fresh is needed to counteract a strong grilled aroma.
No. Ranch is mild, buttery and herbal, the white sauce is much more sour and spicy. If you think of ranch when you try it, you’ve usually found a version that’s seasoned too carefully.
Because the base is mayonnaise and not tomato. The classic red BBQ sauce gets its color from tomato paste, which is completely missing here.
Keep tightly closed in the fridge for about a week. Due to the high acid content, it lasts for a relatively long time. But I would use it up more quickly with freshly stirred mayo.
Ideally, yes. When freshly stirred, it still tastes a bit raw and the acidity stands out. After a few hours, or better overnight, it will become noticeably rounder.
Would you like to cook again?
This white BBQ sauce can be mixed in five minutes and turns a normal barbecue evening into something special. Chill it overnight and someone is guaranteed to ask for the recipe the next day. For us it has long been standard as soon as the smoker is running. Add a fresh cole slaw and the grill buffet is complete. If you copy them, please share them with us on Instagram @gernekochenwe are always happy about your plates. Have fun stirring and enjoy your meal.
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