Description
Georgia mustard barbecue sauce blends tangy Carolina-style mustard with southern charm. Zesty ingredients create a bold condiment perfect for grilling meats and adding southern flair to meals you’ll crave.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 cup (237 ml/8 fl oz) yellow mustard
- ¼ cup (84 g/3 oz) honey (or brown sugar)
- ¼ cup (59 ml/2 fl oz) apple cider vinegar
- 2 tbsps (30 ml/1 fl oz) ketchup
- 1 tbsp (15 ml/0.5 fl oz) Worcestershire sauce
- 1 tsp (5 ml/0.17 fl oz) smoked paprika
- 1 tsp (5 ml/0.17 fl oz) hot sauce (optional, for heat)
- ½ tsp (2.5 g/0.09 oz) garlic powder
- ½ tsp (2.5 g/0.09 oz) onion powder
- ½ tsp (2.5 g/0.09 oz) salt
- ½ tsp (2.5 g/0.09 oz) black pepper
Instructions
- Preparation: Combine all ingredients in a medium saucepan, creating a Georgia-style mustard barbecue sauce with vibrant flavors.
- Mixing: Whisk mustard, apple cider vinegar, honey, ketchup, Worcestershire sauce, and hot sauce until achieving a silky, uniform consistency that blends all components seamlessly.
- Seasoning: Integrate dry spices by stirring smoked paprika, garlic powder, onion powder, salt, and black pepper thoroughly into the liquid mixture, ensuring a balanced flavor distribution.
- Simmering: Heat the pan on low, allowing ingredients to meld and develop a rich, complex taste profile while gently bubbling and reducing for 5-10 minutes.
- Finishing: Remove from heat once the sauce reaches a glossy, thick texture, then cool completely at room temperature to let flavors fully mature.
- Storage: Decant the cooled sauce into an airtight container, refrigerating to maintain its zesty character for up to two weeks, ready to elevate grilled meats, serve as a dipping sauce, or drizzle over pulled pork, ribs, and chicken.
Notes
- Adjust Spice Level: Customize the heat by increasing or decreasing hot sauce quantity, tailoring the sauce to personal taste preferences without overwhelming the mustard’s signature tang.
- Balance Sweetness: Experiment with honey or brown sugar ratios to achieve a perfect harmony between sweet, tangy, and spicy flavor profiles, ensuring the sauce doesn’t become too sugary.
- Consistent Whisking: Maintain smooth texture by whisking ingredients thoroughly, preventing separation and creating a well-integrated sauce with balanced flavor distribution.
- Storage Optimization: Store in glass containers to preserve flavor integrity, keeping the sauce refrigerated and using within two weeks for maximum freshness and optimal taste quality.
- Prep Time: 5 minutes
- Cook Time: 10 minutes
- Category: Dinner, Appetizer
- Method: Simmering
- Cuisine: Southern American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 11
- Calories: 33
- Sugar: 7 g
- Sodium: 151 mg
- Fat: 0.1 g
- Saturated Fat: 0 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 0 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 8 g
- Fiber: 0 g
- Protein: 0.2 g
- Cholesterol: 0 mg