| If you ask the BBQ experts rubs and mop sauces | | | | are vinegar or other based liquids that are applied to |
| are key to every Championship BBQ team. They | | | | meats during the slow cooking process of traditional |
| have distinct purposes in the smoking process to | | | | bbq, to keep the meats moist and add flavor. Mop |
| make the meat taste moist and delicious. | | | | sauce gets it's name from the tool that looks like a |
| - Rub that meat | | | | small kitchen mop used to apply the sauce. Most |
| The bbq rub is a must have ingredient for the bbq or | | | | competitive bbq teams swear by their mops almost |
| smoking process. There are two key concepts to | | | | as much as they do their dry rubs. |
| keep in mind when creating you own rub. The | | | | Mop sauce protect the moisture level of your meat, |
| proportion of salt should be great enough to trigger | | | | mops will usually contain a vinegar or other liquid to |
| osmosis and begin to draw the moisture from the | | | | replace some of the fat that is lost during the |
| surface of the meat, and the amount of sugar should | | | | cooking process. It is all about maintaining moisture as |
| not be excessive because it will caramelize and burn | | | | well as adding great flavor. |
| during smoking and leave the meat with a bitter | | | | Below are sauce bases that you can use to develop |
| taste. Dry rubs are used to coat the meat and adds | | | | your own mop sauce.Texas Mop Sauce |
| a flavorful crust to the meat. | | | | 2 cans (12 ounces) light beer |
| Below are rub bases that you can create a variation | | | | 6 ounces yellow mustard |
| of to create your own dry rub.InsaneChicken's BBQ | | | | 8 ounces Worcestershire sauce |
| Rub | | | | 12 ounces hickory flavored barbecue sauce |
| 3 tablespoons salt | | | | 4 ounces honey |
| 2 tablespoons crushed red pepper | | | | 4 ounces wine vinegar |
| 1/2 tablespoon dry rosemary | | | | 1 white onion chopped |
| 1 tablespoon chopped garlic | | | | 2 lemons, sliced |
| 2 tablespoons cayenne pepper | | | | Pinch hot chile flakes |
| 2 tablespoons paprika | | | | Combine all the above ingredients in a pan and cook |
| 1 tablespoon dry sage | | | | at medium heat for 30 minutes. Mop sauce on meat |
| In a large bowl, mix salt. crushed red pepper, dry | | | | every few minutes during cooking.Georgian Style Mop |
| rosemary, chopped garlic, cayenne pepper, dry sage | | | | Sauce |
| and paprikaTexas BBQ Rub | | | | 1 1/2 cups beer or water |
| 1 bottle seasoning salt (16 ounce) | | | | 1/4 cup vegetable oil |
| 1/4 cup paprika | | | | 1 yellow onion, minced |
| 2/3 cup chili powder | | | | 2 cloves garlic, minced |
| 3/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg | | | | 2 cups tomato puree |
| 1 teaspoon ground ginger | | | | 1/4 cup ketchup |
| 2 teaspoons ground dry mustard | | | | 1/4 cup cider vinegar |
| 1 teaspoon ground cloves | | | | 1/4 cup orange juice |
| 1 teaspoon dry mesquite flavored seasoning mix | | | | 1/4 cup firmly packed dark brown sugar |
| 2 tablespoons garlic salt | | | | 2 tablespoons Dijon mustard |
| 1 tablespoon black pepper | | | | 1 tablespoon Worcestershire saucesalt and freshly |
| 1 cup packed brown sugar | | | | ground pepper, to taste |
| In a large bowl, mix seasoning salt, ginger, nutmeg, | | | | Warm oil in a saucepan over medium heat, add garlic |
| dry mustard, cloves, paprika, chili powder, dry | | | | and onion and saute for about 5 minutes. Stir in |
| mesquite flavored seasoning mix, garlic salt, black | | | | tomato sauce, vinegar, mustard, orange juice, |
| pepper and brown sugar. | | | | ketchup, brown sugar, Worcestershire, salt and |
| - Mop that Sauce | | | | pepper. Bring to a boil, reduce heat to low, and cook |
| Mop sauce is often referred to as a basting sauce, | | | | until thick it should take about 15 minutes. |