Alabama’s Famous White BBQ Sauce

This Alabama White BBQ Sauce Recipe is a winner. In this, episode 1 of “Cooking the States,” we’ll head down south to ‘BAMA BAYBAYYY. Alabama Barbecue is known for its famous white BBQ sauce and juicy smoked chicken and that, my omnivorous friends, is exactly what we’re going to make today. Cook on. 🤘🏻 Adam

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Alabama's Famous White BBQ Sauce | Cooking the States

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Smoked Chicken

• 2 whole chickens, cut in half and brined (see note)
• 2 tbsp Smoked Paprika
• 2 tsp Ground Black Pepper
• 1 tsp Ground White Pepper
• 2 tsp Onion Powder
• 1 tbsp Garlic Powder
• 2 tsp Kosher Salt
• 2 quarts Water
• 1/2 cup kosher salt
• 1/2 cup brown sugar

White BBQ Sauce

• 1 cup Mayonnaise
• 1/2 cup Apple Cider Vinegar
• 2 Tbsp Black Pepper
• 1/2 tsp Chili Flake
• 1 tsp Mustard Powder
• 1 Tbsp Lemon Juice
• 1 tsp Lemon Zest
• 1 tsp Worcestershire
• 1 tsp White Sugar
• 1 tsp Salt

Instructions

Smoked Chicken

1. Brine the chicken for at least 2 hours, or up to 12 hours. Remove from the brine and pat dry.
2. Apply dry rub to the chicken, smoke low and slow with hickory until cooked through. 1 to 1.5 hours depending on size of the chicken.
3. Remove from heat and immediately dunk or pour over the sauce, let rest for 10 minutes and serve.

White BBQ Sauce

1. Mix all ingredients together, transfer to sealable jar and refrigerate until needed.

Adam's Notes

• For the chicken brine, for every 4 cups of water, add a quarter cup kosher salt and quarter cup brown sugar.
• If you want to “baptize” the chicken, triple or quadruple the white BBQ sauce recipe, otherwise you won’t have enough.

Example brine from video:

• 2492g = chicken with bones (20%) accounted for and no water.
• 6582g = water plus chicken with bones accounted for.
• 3% salt = 190g
• 2% sugar = 132g