Alabama White Sauce: Creamy BBQ Recipe

This Alabama White Sauce is a mayonnaise based barbecue sauce with apple cider vinegar, horseradish, lemon juice, Worcestershire sauce, mustard, and a measured lineup of seasonings. It comes together in one bowl, then gets time in the refrigerator before it is ready to use.

The wait matters here. Refrigerate the sauce for at least 4 hours, or make it overnight before using for more time for the seasonings to blend and a more flavorful sauce.

Why You'll Love This Recipe

This is a straightforward white barbecue sauce recipe with no cooking stage. Whisk the ingredients together, transfer the sauce to an airtight container, and let it chill.

The flavor lineup has tangy apple cider vinegar and lemon juice alongside prepared horseradish, Dijon mustard, Worcestershire sauce, white pepper, garlic powder, onion powder, kosher salt, and cayenne pepper. Brown sugar is included in the mixture as well.

The cayenne is the adjustable ingredient in this recipe. Start with the listed amount, then add more if you like.

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Ingredients You'll Need

Mayonnaise makes up the base of this Alabama white sauce, while apple cider vinegar and lemon juice join it in the bowl. Prepared horseradish, Worcestershire sauce, and Dijon mustard round out the main sauce ingredients.

For seasoning, gather white pepper, kosher salt, garlic powder, onion powder, cayenne pepper, and brown sugar. The recipe calls for 1/2 cup mayonnaise, 2 tablespoons apple cider vinegar, 1 tablespoon lemon juice, 2 teaspoons Worcestershire sauce, 1 teaspoon each Dijon mustard, white pepper, and kosher salt, plus 1/2 teaspoon each garlic powder and onion powder.

Use the listed prepared horseradish and 1/4 teaspoon cayenne pepper, adding more cayenne if you like. Keep an airtight container ready for the finished sauce so it can refrigerate before use.

How To Make It

This recipe has one mixing stage followed by refrigeration. Bring all of the edible ingredients together before starting so the sauce can be whisked in one bowl.

Preparation

Add the mayonnaise, apple cider vinegar, prepared horseradish, lemon juice, Worcestershire sauce, Dijon mustard, white pepper, kosher salt, garlic powder, onion powder, cayenne pepper, and brown sugar to a bowl. Whisk everything together until combined.

Pour the sauce into an airtight container and refrigerate it for at least 4 hours before using. For a more flavorful sauce, refrigerate it overnight before using so the seasonings have time to blend.

There is no heat step in this method. The sauce is finished by chilling after whisking, with the overnight refrigeration option providing additional blending time for the seasonings.

Serving & Variations

Use the sauce after it has refrigerated for at least 4 hours. If you are making it ahead, the overnight option is part of the recipe and gives the seasonings more time to blend.

The creator provides one direct adjustment: add more cayenne pepper if you like. Make that change while whisking the ingredients together, then transfer the sauce to the airtight container for refrigeration.

Wrapping Up

This Alabama White Sauce keeps the process focused on a bowl, a whisk, and time in the refrigerator. The mayonnaise, vinegar, lemon juice, horseradish, mustard, Worcestershire sauce, brown sugar, and seasonings are all combined before chilling, so every ingredient is in place from the start.

Make it at least 4 hours before you plan to use it, or refrigerate it overnight for a more flavorful sauce. Recipe created by Cooking With Clint for Trust Me Try It.

Alabama White Sauce: Creamy BBQ Recipe

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Prep Time: 5 minutes minutes

Total Time: 5 minutes minutes

Servings: 4

Ingredients

• 1/2 cup Mayonnaise
• 2 tbsp APPle cider vinegar
• tbsp Prepared Horseradish
• 1 tbsp Lemon Juice
• 2 tsp Worcestershire Sauce
• 1 tsp Dijon mustard
• 1 tsp White Pepper
• 1 tsp Kosher salt
• 1/2 tsp garlic Powder
• 1/2 tsp onion Powder
• 1/4 +SP Cayenne Pepper, Add more if you like
• 1 tbsp brown Sugar

Instructions

• Add all ingredients to a bowl and whisk to combine.
• Pour the sauce into an airtight Container and refrigerate at least 4 hours before using.
• Overnight before using, it will give the seasonings time to blend and the Sauce will be more flavorful.