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Alabama White Sauce

Alabama white sauce is a variety of mayonnaise-based white barbecue sauce. Its origin is frequently traced to Robert Gibson of Big Bob Gibson’s Bar-B-Q restaurant in Alabama. The sauce can be brushed on meat or used as a dipping sauce.

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Ingredients

Makes
32
  • 1 quart mayonnaise
  • 3 cups apple cider vinegar
  • ½ cup corn syrup
  • ¼ tablespoon cayenne pepper
  • Prepared horseradish
  • Lemon juice
  • Salt
  • Black pepper

Ingredients for 32 servings (1.8 kg) · the original recipe

Method

  1. 1

    Place all ingredients in a very large blender or food processor. Blend for 1 minute, or until thoroughly combined and mixture is smooth. Pour sauce into a large bowl.

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  2. 2

    Use when grilling chicken or other poultry or meat; brush lightly over the chicken (or meat) during the last few minutes of grilling. This sauce is also great for dipping; set some sauce aside for passing at the table.

    Grill or barbecue

Recipe from Wikibooks Cookbook, written by Wikibooks contributors. Used under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence; the ingredient list and method on this page are taken from that page and edited (its notes, tips and variations are not reproduced), and are available under the same licence. The macros, equipment tags and scaling are Ma Kitchen’s own and are not the source’s figures. Ma Kitchen is not affiliated with or endorsed by Wikibooks Cookbook. Copied on 2026-11-12.

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