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Texas Mop Sauce

Vinegar · Texas · about 2 cups · 15 minutes

Not a finishing sauce. It's a thin baste mopped on during the cook to add moisture and build flavor in the bark.

Texas Mop Sauce barbecue sauce
Heat Sweetness

Ingredients

  • 1 cup beef broth
  • 1/2 cup apple cider vinegar
  • 1/4 cup Worcestershire sauce
  • 1/4 cup butter
  • 1/2 onion, thinly sliced
  • 1 tablespoon coarse black pepper
  • 1 teaspoon kosher salt
  • 1 teaspoon garlic powder
  • 1/2 teaspoon cayenne

Method

  1. 1.Combine everything in a saucepan.
  2. 2.Simmer 10 minutes.
  3. 3.Keep it warm near the pit and mop the meat every 45 to 60 minutes once the bark has set.

Storage

Make it fresh for each cook.

Pairs With

brisket, beef ribs, whole shoulders on long cooks