Traditional Vinegar Sauce Recipes

VINEGAR SAUCE

Steps:

• In a large nonreactive saucepan, combine all the ingredients and bring to a boil, then turn off the heat and let cool to room temperature.
• Transfer the sauce to a container, cover, and refrigerate until ready to use.
• Do Ahead
• The sauce can be made and chilled for up to 1 week.

VINEGAR SAUCE

Steps:

• Combine the vinegar, ketchup, brown sugar, salt, red pepper flakes, black pepper, and white pepper with 1 1/3 cups of water in a nonreactive medium-size bowl and whisk until the sugar and salt dissolve. Taste for seasoning, adding more brown sugar and/or salt as necessary; the sauce should be piquant but not quite sour.

JACK'S OLD SOUTH COMPETITION VINEGAR SAUCE

Steps:

• Combine all the ingredients in a nonreactive mixing bowl, mixing until the sugar and salt dissolve. Taste for seasoning, adding pepper as needed. Transfer to a clean, sterile jar and refrigerate. Will keep for several months.

MIGNONETTE SAUCE

Steps:

• Combine all ingredients and chill. Serve with chilled oysters or clams on the half shell.

VINEGAR BASED BBQ SAUCE

Steps:

• In a small bowl, combine the vinegar, salt, cayenne pepper, crushed red pepper flakes and brown sugar. Mix well and allow ingredients to mesh for about 4 to 8 hours before using.

TRADITIONAL ADOBO (PORK IN VINEGAR AND SOY SAUCE)

Steps:

• Combine all ingredients except cooking oil in a pot and let stand for at least 30 minutes.
• Simmer covered for 1 hour or until meat is tender.
• Drain and reserve the sauce.
• Heat cooking oil in a skillet.
• Brown meat on all sides.
• Transfer to a serving dish.
• Pour off all remaining oil from skillet.
• Add reserved sauce and cook for a minute or two scraping all browned bits sticking to pan.
• Pour sauce over meat and serve.

TRADITIONAL VINEGAR SAUCE

Steps:

• Place all ingredients in a bowl.
• Blend together with a stick blender or wisk.
• Store unused portion, tightly covered, in refrigerator for up to 2 weeks.