Alabama White Sauce Recipe (Southern BBQ Sauce)
Perfectly tangy and creamy, this Alabama white sauce recipe elevates your favorite chicken dishes with a southern barbecue kick.
This White Sauce Recipe is perfect for all of your summer time grilling. Make this delicious tangy sauce to drizzle on your next grilled steak, brisket or chicken.
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What is Alabama White Sauce?
Alabama White BBQ sauce is a versatile condiment that is made using simple ingredients with a mayonnaise base. A bbq staple in the south – this tangy sauce often replaces traditional BBQ sauce that is made with a tomato base.
This white barbecue sauce originates from Northern Alabama and makes a perfect dipping sauce, salad dressing or spread for meat. The rich flavor of this Alabama BBQ sauce is a southern favorite that is sure to become a must make for all of your summer barbecuing.
Alabama White Sauce Recipe
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Supplies
Ingredients
- Miracle Whip – this helps to give the sauce that tangy zip! You can substitute with mayonnaise but it won’t be the same.
- Prepared horseradish – drained and minced.
- Apple cider vinegar – white wine vinegar would work here too.
- Granulated white sugar
- Salt & black pepper
- Yellow mustard – we also like to use brown mustard on occasion.
- Cayenne pepper
Instructions
1. In a mixing bowl whisk together all of the ingredients.
2. Serve immediately or cover and store in the fridge until ready to use.
We made an amazing smoked beef brisket on the Traeger the other day and I have to say that this white barbecue sauce was my favorite part! Scroll to the bottom of this post to get the printable recipe card.
How do I store this dressing?
This dressing can be stored in an airtight container for a few weeks. We like to keep this sauce in a mason jar in the fridge to use all summer long.
This great sauce comes together perfectly with the ingredients listed, however you can play with the original recipe by adding a few things to those basic ingredients.
Give your homemade bbq sauce a unique flavor that you can call your own. Simply add or substitute ingredients to your liking.
Substitutions & Additions
- Use white pepper instead of black for a creamier looking sauce.
- Try adding this easy sauce to your next potato salad!
- Or adding it to your next potato dish instead of sour cream.
- Substitute mayonnaise for the Miracle Whip.
- Try using brown sugar instead of white, dijon mustard instead of yellow or white vinegar instead of apple cider.
- Add onion powder, garlic powder or hot sauce to taste.
If you think that this is great then you should also try our classic BBQ sauce recipe. This white BBQ sauce recipe is perfect for adding to all kinds of dishes!
What to serve this sauce with?
- smoked brisket
- pork chops
- smoked chicken
- french fries
- chicken wings
- bbq chicken
- pork shoulder
- chicken tenders
- smoked baby back ribs
Just writing this blog post makes me excited for BBQ season but honestly, this dressing is amazing year round. I made a batch, poured it into a mason jar and gifted it to a friend for his birthday in the fall. It was a huge hit!
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Alabama White Sauce Recipe
Ingredients
- 1 cup Miracle Whip
- 1/4 cup prepared horseradish
- 1/8 cup apple cider vinegar
- 2 Tbsp white sugar
- 2 tsp salt
- 2 tsp black pepper
- 1 tsp yellow mustard
- 1/2 tsp cayenne pepper
Instructions
- In a mixing bowl whisk together all of the ingredients.
- Serve immediately or cover and store in the fridge until ready to use.
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Nutrition
This is a great tasting, lower calorie option for white sauce. However, next time I would cut the salt by half as it was a little too salty for my palette. I also would suggest putting in 1/2 the horseradish and 1/2 the cayenne then adding more to taste lest you find it a little too spicy. Thanks!
Thanks for the review!
This is a great sauce! Very tasty!!My boys said it was better then my own secret chicken thighs recipe. Highly recommend.
SO GLAD that you enjoyed it!