The very 1st post on this thread....and everyone loves it!Where can I find JJ's Finishing Sauce?
Yes, finishing sauce is thin or "watery". It's not meant to be the same as a thick tomato or mustard based sauce. Basically, it makes the pulled pork juicier while adding some complexity to the flavor profile.Chef Jimmy- I whipped up this sauce as explained in your initial post. Is it supposed to be watery? I thought maybe the brown sugar would have thickened it up. I figured I'd try some with some smoked spares. My sauce taste very very like straight vinegar. Not sure how I can incorporate this sauce with my ribs. I hear every one mention it but I'm wondering if it just meant to be poured and mixed in with pulled pork? I ask because it seems lots here use it for other stuff. Where am I going wrong?
Sorry to be finding this late. Feel free to PM questions directly. Anyhow, Finishing Sauce is typically for Pulled Meats and are thin to add flavor and moisture leaving room for other sauces or toppings as desired. Now where some confusion arises with my most popular recipes is, This is a Vinegary N. Carolina Style but I also have a Rib Foiling Juice that is Sweet and doubles as a Sweet Finishing Sauce for people not into the Vinegar. The Foiling Juice...http://www.smokingmeatforums.com/t/110881/foiling-juice-chef-jimmyj does get reduced down to a Thick Glaze to coat the Ribs and will be more toward what you are looking for.Chef Jimmy- I whipped up this sauce as explained in your initial post. Is it supposed to be watery? I thought maybe the brown sugar would have thickened it up. I figured I'd try some with some smoked spares. My sauce taste very very like straight vinegar. Not sure how I can incorporate this sauce with my ribs. I hear every one mention it but I'm wondering if it just meant to be poured and mixed in with pulled pork? I ask because it seems lots here use it for other stuff. Where am I going wrong?
Jackal, Make it your own Bro! Add anything that you like, especially Sugar, Honey or any Spices you and the Mrs. enjoy. I designed that one to cover the taste of a lot of our Southern members. I personally like the Sour pinch but offset it and add another Layer of Flavor with a top up of Sweet KC style BBQ Sauce on my Plate or Sandwich. If you like stuff on the sweeter side try using the Foiling Juice above as a Sweet Finishing Sauce. It is great as well and my families favorite but I like to add some Vinegary Hot Sauce, Hotter Texas Pete, on my plate, again to balance and add another layer of flavor...JJWife and I found it to be sour so we added a little brown sugar to what is called for
You don't need to since there is nothing raw in it. It does need to rest awhile for the flavors to combine. You can heat it if you wish but don't let it boil or the Vinegar fumes will get your family and your Sinuses upset...JJDo u heat this sauce at all