Simple Mop Sauce for Ribs
This BBQ mop sauce will keep your pork ribs tender and flavorful, even after hours on your backyard smoker. Made with apple cider vinegar, hot sauce, and red pepper flakes, this sauce is the key to locking in sweet and spicy flavors.
Servings: 2 cups
Equipment
- basting mop or basting brush
Ingredients
- 2 cups distilled white vinegar
- 1 tsp hot sauce
- 2 tbsp brown sugar
- 2 tsp red pepper flakes
- 2 tbsp kosher salt
- 2 tsp ground black pepper
- ¼ cup apple juice (optional)
Instructions
- In a large bowl, add all the ingredients. Whisk well until the sugar and salt have dissolved.
- Cover the bowl and leave to sit for about 1 hour before using. This will let the flavors meld.
- About 1 hour into cooking the ribs, use a mop or brush to baste the top of the rib rack with the mop sauce. Repeat every 30-45 minutes.
- Stop mopping the ribs about 1 hour away from completion, to give the ribs the best chance of developing a good bark