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Educate me on Alabama Style BBQ

SaintJohnsEgger
SaintJohnsEgger Posts: 1,826
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Can someone fill me in on the ins and outs of Alabama Style BBQ. What rubs to use how is the sauce made. The video below seems to infer the port is more picnic shoulder than butt. Is that right.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s-Cjv635m4w#t=276.421

Marshall in Beautiful Fruit Cove, FL.
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  • TN_Sister_State
    TN_Sister_State Posts: 1,130
    Im not sure but it looks like all the restaurant owners down there were tired of being ignored so got together and put out some PR. I love any and all BBQ especially their white sauce. 
    Franklin, Tn
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  • fishepa
    fishepa Posts: 211
    The ironic thing about that video is that both Bob Sykes BBQ and Dreamland aren't even that good IMO.  The best BBQ in Birmingham is Saw's.  
    War Damn Eagle!
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  • Carolina Q
    Carolina Q Posts: 14,831
    edited May 2017
    Disclaimer... I haven't been to AL in 30 years and I've never had their Q. =) That said...

    I made some of Big Bob Gibson's white sauce the other day. As I understand it, it's used on chicken mostly. I tried that, but it was just okay. Was better on a pork chop.

    Here's a video...
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vgAL6KF3UoU

    And here's Chris Lilly's recipe as told to Paula Deen some years back, but I've seen many that were attributed to Lilly and they're all different. This one looks like the one in the video.

    1 cup mayo

    2 Tbsp. lemon juice

    1/2 cup apple cider vinegar

    1/2 cup water (try 1/4 cup first, it's pretty thin)

    1 Tbsp. sugar

    1 Tbsp. salt (I used just ¼ tsp)

    1 1/2 tsp. black pepper

    1 tsp. prepared horseradish

    1 tsp. cayenne pepper 

    I hate it when I go to the kitchen for food and all I find are ingredients!                                                                                                                                                                                                                           

    Michael 
    Central Connecticut 

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  • GATraveller
    GATraveller Posts: 8,207
    I love a good Alabama white sauce and never had Bob Sykes BBQ but his sauce is one of my favorites.  I've also heard good things about Top Hat BBQ.

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  • SaintJohnsEgger
    SaintJohnsEgger Posts: 1,826
    I noticed that Big Bob Gibson spatchcock their chicken. So I guess we eggers have something in common
    Marshall in Beautiful Fruit Cove, FL.
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  • Killit_and_Grillit
    Killit_and_Grillit Posts: 4,326
    It's BBQ.

    With Mayonnaise. 

    "Brought to you by bourbon, bacon, and a series of questionable life decisions."

    South of Nashville, TN

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  • TN_Sister_State
    TN_Sister_State Posts: 1,130
    I need to watch more of these Molly videos.....
    Franklin, Tn
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  • SaintJohnsEgger
    SaintJohnsEgger Posts: 1,826
    TN_Sister_State said:
    I need to watch more of these Molly videos.....
    Yeah, Molly is purity isn't she?
    Marshall in Beautiful Fruit Cove, FL.
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