Looking for a Tangy BBQ Sauce?

NervousDad

I plan on doing a Boston Butt this weekend and my kids really like "Manwich" sauce. So I'm looking for something very similar, but better of course that would go well with pork. Does anyone have anything like that?

Eggcelsior

Recipe-wise? Look for a vinegar-based sauce(carolina style). Since Manwich has ketchup, I'd trend toward Lexington style instead of Eastern.

Meathead does a pretty good job with recipes.

Eggbertsdad

This is pretty good. 

1/2 cup ketchup

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1/2 cup water

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2 tablespoons molasses

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2 tablespoons Worcestershire sauce

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1 tablespoon white wine vinegar

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1 tablespoon Dijon mustard

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1 tablespoon light brown sugar

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1/2 teaspoon kosher salt

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1/4 teaspoon hot pepper sauce (such as Tabasco®)

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1/4 teaspoon granulated garlic

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1/4 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper

NervousDad

Thanks, looks like a nice sauce! I'll give this one a try for sure.

johnkitchens

I don't know if I would describe Blues Hog sauce as tangy, but on pulled pork it will make like your eyebrow to get that last little bit. 

It is that good! 

tarheelmatt

Eggcelsior said:

Recipe-wise? Look for a vinegar-based sauce(carolina style). Since Manwich has ketchup, I'd trend toward Lexington style instead of Eastern.

Meathead does a pretty good job with recipes.

I'll endorse this!  Lexington dip is tangy, but has some ketchup in it to so it isn't really loose.  

Eggcelsior

In terms of jarred sauces, I'd go with Bone Sucking Sauce over Blues Hog. BH has more of a molasses-pepper finish whereas BSS has the tang. 

fishlessman

bone suckin sauce is extremely kid friendly. you could probably make a bbq sauce from manwich sauce
maybe some bourbon, honey, mustard, cider vinegar, and the can
) i still love that stuff

tarheelmatt

@NervousDad

My Elfster really liked the sauces in the below link, and I do too.  I have every one of their sauces and rubs.  

The mild is more like Lexington style.  The Vinegar is eastern style.  Smokey is what I like to call Yankee sauce (my mother in-law says that, it is like the Sweet Baby Rays type).  The sticky is what I call that too.  The mustard is similar to SC sauce.  

http://jimsownsauce.com/products.html

smokeyw

Try Blue Hog Tennessee Red.

NervousDad

Eggcelsior said:

Recipe-wise? Look for a vinegar-based sauce(carolina style). Since Manwich has ketchup, I'd trend toward Lexington style instead of Eastern.

Meathead does a pretty good job with recipes.

I just made batch of this and man is it good. I put it on some left over pork tenderloin. I can't wait to try it after is melds together for a few days.

Thanks!

Zmokin

I've never had manwich.  What is it?  I always thought of it was canned sloppy joes.

I used to make my sloppy joes with the seasoning packet and water and tomato paste per the directions.

Then we needed to get the MSG out & reduce sodium levels and so now I make my own sloppy joes from scratch.
I also try to limit leftovers, so my recipe is for a 1/2 pound of ground meat.

SLOPPY JOES     
1 tablespoon olive oil
½ lb. lean ground beef
1 tablespoon dried minced onions
1 teaspoon garlic powder
¼ teaspoon sea salt
¼ teaspoon black pepper
1/8 teaspoon red pepper (cayenne)
¼ teaspoon paprika
½ teaspoon oregano
1 teaspoon Worcestershire
1 8 oz. can low sodium tomato sauce
4 toasted hamburger buns

1. Brown ground beef in garlic olive oil.
2. Add tomato sauce and seasonings.
3. Simmer for 10-15 minutes.
4. Serve on hamburger buns.

Smokinpig

You can always take a bottled sauce you like and cut it with vinegar to get the tang. Works wells with sweet baby rays or the like. If you go to far add some brown sugar. I will do this a lot for ribs.

Legume

Smokinpig said:

You can always take a bottled sauce you like and cut it with vinegar to get the tang. Works wells with sweet baby rays or the like. If you go to far add some brown sugar. I will do this a lot for ribs.

+1

This is what I do, also add some crushed red pepper with the cider vinegar

Roadpuke0

+1 on the bone sucking sauce. Kids like this stuff

johnkitchens

You guys have talked me into it. I am going to get some Bone Sucking Sauce! I have never tried it. 

milesofsmiles

If your children likes "Manwich " sauce, why not use that. I would. I think it would go well with your Boston Butt. Try it you might like it, you will be the kids BBQ hero.

tarheelmatt

johnkitchens said:

You guys have talked me into it. I am going to get some Bone Sucking Sauce! I have never tried it. 

Me too apparently.  I have never tried it and it is a NC based sauce.  

Ragtop99

Smokinpig said:

You can always take a bottled sauce you like and cut it with vinegar to get the tang. Works wells with sweet baby rays or the like. If you go to far add some brown sugar. I will do this a lot for ribs.

I do the same with sweet baby rays. I add a splash of whiskey, a squeeze of lemon, and some tobasco. Put in a sauce pan and bring it to a gentle boil/simmer for 15 minutes to blend the flavor and reduce it a bit. I let it cool and it's good to go for basting or putting on the table. I've added onion and garlic too if I have the food processor out. Brown sugar will increase the sticky factor for basting.

stonedog03

I just made some of Naked Whiz's "Old South BBQ Sauce".  Pretty tasty.  Not a sweet sauce.

http://www.nakedwhiz.com/oldsouth.htm

NervousDad

I ended up doing the Lexington mop sauce. Paired with some apple coleslaw it was fantastic. My kids chose to eat fruity pebbles

Irrational_Metal

John Hales Texas Nitro Bbq sauce is awesome. Great flavor with a little bite in the end! www.johnhaleracing.com