This 5-minute, 9-ingredient Alabama white sauce is creamy, tangy, sweet, slightly spicy, and a delicious white BBQ sauce/condiment for chicken, other meats, fish, and more!
Add all the ingredients to a bowl and whisk well until thoroughly combined.
Transfer the white BBQ sauce to the fridge to leave the flavors to meld and marinate for a minimum of 1-2 hours (though overnight is even better!). Enjoy!
Storage Instructions
Make ahead: this white sauce tastes even better after a few days of being left to meld/marinate in the fridge, so I highly recommend making it several days in advance.Store: Transfer any leftover white sauce to a sterilized jar and store in the fridge for up to two weeks (5-7 days if using homemade mayonnaise).
Notes
Allow it to "marinate": Give the sauce time (a few hours is great, but overnight is even better) for the flavors to meld before using it, so no one ingredient is overwhelming.
Tweak to your liking: One of the best things about making your own homemade sauces is how easy they are to tweak. For example, add more cayenne for heat, more ACV for tanginess (and a thinner sauce), more garlic, less sugar, etc.
Adjust the heat: For a milder Alabama white sauce recipe, use mild horseradish (and possibly less of it), and either reduce or even omit the hot sauce and cayenne pepper. For more heat, add more of any of those ingredients.
For a thinner sauce, add a small amount of buttermilk/milk when serving.
Check the blog post for serving recommendations and answers to top FAQs!