Basic Barbecue Mop Sauce

Name: Basic Barbecue Mop Sauce
Yield: Makes about 2 cups
Cuisine: United States
Ingredients: 1 tablespoon coarse salt; 2 cups distilled white vinegar; 1 teaspoon hot red pepper flakes, or more to taste; 1 teaspoon black pepper, or more to taste; 1 jalapeño pepper, thinly sliced; 1 small onion, thinly sliced

Preparation info

Makes about
2 cups

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

How to Grill

By Steven Raichlen

Published 2001

About

Here’s a simple all-purpose vinegar mop that’s great on pork or chicken—or just about anything else you care to put on the grill. The recipe makes enough for two chickens or 4 to 5 pounds of ribs or pork.

Ingredients

2 cups distilled white vinegar
1 tablespoon coarse salt
1 teas

Americas
United States
Garnish
Vegan
Gluten-free
Spicy

Method

Place the vinegar, salt, black pepper, and hot pepper flakes in a nonreactive bowl and whisk until the salt dissolves. Stir in the onion and jalapeño. Taste for seasoning, adding black pepper or hot pepper flakes as necessary. Brush on grilled chicken or pork once the outside is cooked. The mop sauce can be made several hours in advance but use it the same day.