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Mop Recipes - Sauces you might know as sop, bastes or mops

Mops are sauces you might know as sop, bastes or mops. They add flavor and moisture while you are cooking

Texas Hillbilly Mop Sauce

Paul Williams sent me this great mop recipe that works great on beef, but also pretty much anything you want. This mop has no sugar so you don't have to worry about burning.

Everything Basting Sauce

This sauce can be used on just about any recipe that calls for a basting sauce.

Guinness Brisket Mop

Here is another brisket beer mop for you to try.

Owensboro Mutton Barbecue Mop

This mop is the real secret behind Kentucky Barbecue. The combination of vinegar with beer and the spices is really want gives this smoked lamb it's flavor.

Plum Glaze for Smoked Duck

This Asian inspired plum sauce gives roasted duck a great crusty surface and adds a sweet flavor. Baste the duck during the last hour of smoking or the last 30 minutes of grilling. Remember that duck is best slow cooked.

Turkey Baste

Whether you are grilling or smoking your turkey this baste keeps the meat moist, adds great flavor and helps brown the skin. Remember to start basting about an hour after you start cooking.

Achiote Mop

This is a rich, flavorful mop that puts a little heat into whatever you are cooking. The vinegar will tenderize while the achiote paste and spices flavor. Don't be sparing with this mop.

Carolina Lemon Mop

This vinegar based mop has a great lemon flavor that works perfectly with Carolina Barbecued Pork. Adjust the heat by changing the amount of Tobasco.

Bourbon Mop

This is a great sweet mop and works particularly well with beef. This is a great mop for smoked brisket.

Barbecue Beef Mop

This is a great beefy mop you can use on any cut of beef whether you are smoking or grilling, but it is especially good on brisket.

Best Odds Rib Mop

This mop is your best odds to keeping ribs tender and moist during smoking. The herbs and spices will add a lot of flavor during the process, but remember to apply the mop lightly so you don't wash off the rub.

Dry Rib Basting Sauce

This is a good, basic mop for ribs. The olive oil will help it stick and the beer will help tenderize the meat.

Walter Jetton's Mop for all Barbecue Meats

This recipe is exactly the way Water Jetton wrote it down. I modified the instructions a little because he calls for you to make the "bone stock" yourself and most people ask me what exactly is "bone stock". If you are a stickler for authenticity then get a couple of "good stout beef bones" and boil them until you have a good stock. On another note, this recipe makes a gallon of mop, you might want to cut it down a little.

Super Swine Sizzlers Basting Sauce

This is another great mop for barbecue. This one gets some sweetness from root beer and some heat from chili peppers. Use mild, medium or hot peppers based on your preferences.

Beef Rib Basting Sauce

This mop for beef ribs adds the right amount of vinegar to keep the ribs tender and enough moisture to keep them from drying out. And it adds a lot of great flavor that gives you a slightly sweet, but very tasty rack of ribs.

Best Odds Brisket Mop

This is you best shot at a great mop for smoked beef brisket. This mixture will keep the meat tender and add a lot of flavor while you smoke your brisket. Apply the mop every 2 hours over the smoking time.

Rib Baste

This is a great mop for all kinds of ribs. You get the tenderizing powder of the vinegar and a whole lot of flavor.

JR's Basting Sauce

This is a great mop, or basting sauce for poultry or pork. It also makes a large batch.

Holy Smoke Basting Sauce

This is a good, simple basting sauce or mop, for large cuts of meat. If you don't need this much, cut the recipe down.

Brisket Beer Mop

This flavorful mop will keep your brisket full of flavor and add moisture during the smoking process. Remember to get the mop on the meat and not to worry about the fat.

Pulled Pork Finishing Sauce

The traditional finishing sauce for Carolina Style Pulled Pork. This sauce is served on the table and added by the person doing the eating.

Hog Mop

What to smoke a whole hog? This mop not only gives it a great flavor but makes enough to get you through.

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