Kentucky Black BBQ Sauce

Kentucky Black BBQ Sauce isn’t a sweet and sticky BBQ sauce like many of the other BBQ sauces used.  It is a vinegar based BBQ sauce, and is runny, tangy, salty, and packed with umami.  Kentucky Black BBQ Sauce is typically served with mutton or lamb.

Kentucky Black BBQ Sauce can be used as a mop sauce while smoking lamb, to give a depth of flavour to the dish, but I don’t usually mop meat while smoking it.  I use it as a sauce while making pulled lamb.

The sauce cuts the fatty taste and gamy flavour nicely of mutton, or lamb.  I use this sauce when I am making pulled Lamb.  I will pour some over the pulled meat, and then serve a dish of it with the pulled lamb sandwiches as a dipping sauce.

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Kentucky Black BBQ Sauce Yum

Kentucky Black BBQ sauce is runny, tangy, salty, and packed with umami and goes great with smoked lamb or mutton.

Course

Seasoning

Cuisine

American

Keyword

lamb, sauce

Prep Time

5 minutes

Cook Time

15 minutes

Servings

4 cups

Ingredients

• 2 cups water
• 1/2 cup worcestershire sauce
• 1/2 cup white vinegar
• 3.5 tablespoons brown sugar substitute See note at end of recipe.
• 1/4 teaspoon white pepper
• 1/4 teaspoon onion powder
• 1/4 teaspoon garlic powder
• 2 teaspoons kosher salt
• 1.5 teaspoons lemon juice

Course Seasoning Cuisine American Keyword lamb, sauce Prep Time 5 minutes Cook Time 15 minutes Servings 4 cups Ingredients 2 cups water 1/2 cup worcestershire sauce 1/2 cup white vinegar 3.5 tablespoons brown sugar substitute See note at end of recipe. 1/4 teaspoon white pepper 1/4 teaspoon onion powder 1/4 teaspoon garlic powder 2 teaspoons kosher salt 1.5 teaspoons lemon juice

Instructions

1. Mix all the ingredients into a pot.
2. Bring to a boil, uncovered, and simmer for 10 to 15 minutes.
3. Remove from heat, and serve with lamb or mutton.

Recipe Notes

All of the brown sugar substitute I can find are double strength, so if you are using regular brown sugar or a substitute that isn't as concentrated, use 7 tablespoons.

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