Anyone ever try this sauce - City Market Sauce (Luling) ?

AlabamaGrillBillies · 07-13-2007, 08:46 AM

Luling City Market BBQ Sauce in Luling, Texas
8oz. can tomato sauce
5 tbl brown sugar
1/4 cup mustard
3 tbsp Louisiana hot sauce
1 tbsp white vinegar
1 tsp black pepper
Mix well, do not cook, stir up and serve

I'm looking for a good authentic Texas Sauce to use with my brisket.

tumpedover · 07-13-2007, 08:53 AM

This is definatley an authentic TEXAS STYLE sauce........just about as Texas as it gets. Fairly simple and mighty tasty....

BTW....PM me and I'll send you another one!!

tjus77 · 07-13-2007, 09:27 AM

It is good, but a little thin, but just the right kick in my book

Bill-Chicago · 07-13-2007, 09:36 AM

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Originally Posted by tumpedover

This is definatley an authentic TEXAS STYLE sauce........just about as Texas as it gets. Fairly simple and mighty tasty....

Without having my Legends of Texas BBQ book in front of me, can I ask:

What is it in this recipe that makes it authentic Texas Style?

Is it the ingredients, or is it the "simple and mighty tasty"?

Just curious

AlabamaGrillBillies · 07-13-2007, 09:50 AM

Well, I guess I can only comment on sauces native to Al. Around here sacues tend to be all very thin tomatoe or vineager based and sweet without a lot of heat. Also the sauces don't have much of a smoke flavor to them. I assume that texas style sauce to be darker in color, smokier in flavor, and have a little heat or kick to is. I also imagine it to be a little thicker.

Papa Tom · 07-13-2007, 10:01 AM

Simple is probably the defining charactristic of Texas sauces but they also tend to be less sweet than others as they are made to be used on beef. Since traditional TX Q is (was) served without sauce and as the world became smaller and folks kept asking for sauce the smoke miesters developed simple but tasty sauces to satisfy those insisting on slathering the otherwise perfect meat.

Norcoredneck · 07-13-2007, 10:53 AM

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Originally Posted by AlabamaGrillBillies

Luling City Market BBQ Sauce in Luling, Texas

Hell partner it ain't made in New York City!

biffleg · 07-13-2007, 12:11 PM

Thanks AGB ... gonna have to give that a try the next a brisket hits the drum!

MilitantSquatter · 04-16-2011, 11:19 PM

While doing a google search, I just came across this recipe somewhere else...I'm not sure of the authenticity..I then found this old thread using the search option on the sauce receipe.

I was thinking about making some in the next few weeks to see if it's remotely or maybe very similar to what is actually served at City Market in Luling, which I got to sample during my trip a few weeks ago and liked..

Anyone else try this recipe who has also tried the real sauce at City Market ?

I also know "Luling City Market" sauce is available for sale online, as this place in Houston is a copycat that was named after the real place in Luling and had one of the original employees come over to help start the business and brought over the sauce recipe.

http://www.houstonpress.com/2005-05-...dentity-theft/

http://www.lulingcitymarket.com/sauce.html

High Q · 04-16-2011, 11:23 PM

I am going to whip up a batch and compare. I was just there about a week ago. To my eye, doesnt seem like there is enough blackpepper in that recipe.

HeSmellsLikeSmoke · 04-16-2011, 11:29 PM

Luling City Market is not the same as City Market in Luling, Texas as far as I know. Can anyone confirm this?

MilitantSquatter · 04-16-2011, 11:33 PM

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Originally Posted by HeSmellsLikeSmoke

Luling City Market is not the same as City Market in Luling, Texas as far as I know. Can anyone confirm this?

Correct.. I linmked abouve to the story behind them. Supposedly the sauce is the same.

Here's the link again...
http://www.houstonpress.com/2005-05-...dentity-theft/

High Q · 04-16-2011, 11:33 PM

There is a restaurant in Houston called Luling City Market. It's pretty good but can't hold a candle to City Market in Luling, Texas.

HeSmellsLikeSmoke · 04-16-2011, 11:41 PM

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Originally Posted by MilitantSquatter

Correct.. I linmked abouve to the story behind them. Supposedly the sauce is the same.

Here's the link again...
http://www.houstonpress.com/2005-05-...dentity-theft/

Oops. Sorry Vinnie, I didn't click on your link. Thanks, I learned some new stuff.

Hoss · 04-16-2011, 11:59 PM

Quite sure there are lots of good ones out there.the BEST storebought sauce I ever tasted on brisket is Cattleman's Steakhouse.

I have tasted as good or better homemade ones but unfortunately have no recipe.

07-13-2007, 08:46 AM	#1
AlabamaGrillBillies is one Smokin' Farker Join Date: 03-07-07 Location: Birmingham Alabama	Anyone ever try this sauce - City Market Sauce (Luling) ? Luling City Market BBQ Sauce in Luling, Texas 8oz. can tomato sauce 5 tbl brown sugar 1/4 cup mustard 3 tbsp Louisiana hot sauce 1 tbsp white vinegar 1 tsp black pepper Mix well, do not cook, stir up and serve I'm looking for a good authentic Texas Sauce to use with my brisket. __________________ ΜOΛΩΝ ΛΑΒΕ Leverguns, 1911s and BBQ Thank God i'm American! Matt Pair, member of the AlabamaGrillBillies Cookteam and Catering company. 24x54 Offset stick burner, 18" WSM, UDS, Mutiple Weber Kettles and a 22" WSM on the way.

07-13-2007, 08:53 AM	#2
tumpedover is one Smokin' Farker Join Date: 10-21-06 Location: Odessa WEST TEXAS	This is definatley an authentic TEXAS STYLE sauce........just about as Texas as it gets. Fairly simple and mighty tasty.... BTW....PM me and I'll send you another one!! __________________ [B]John,[/B] [B][B]Texas Legend -Ok, At least I used to own it !![/B][/B] [B][B]SmokeMaster [/B] [/B][B]Lyfe Tyme off set trailer[/B] [B]55 gal drum/Texas Hibachi [/B] [B]55 gal drum/ offset smoker[/B] [B][I][U]Jesus Loves Barbecue[/U][/I][/B]

07-13-2007, 09:27 AM	#3
tjus77 is One Chatty Farker Join Date: 10-19-06 Location: Montgomery, TX	It is good, but a little thin, but just the right kick in my book __________________ *Skinny Cooks Can't Be Trusted!* Lyfe Tyme Smoker Campfire Cookset, Dutch Oven Cooking Table Variety of Cast Iron DO's Weber Genius Gas Grill, Weber Kettle Cajuns make better lovers cause we'll eat ANYTHING.

07-13-2007, 09:50 AM	#5
AlabamaGrillBillies is one Smokin' Farker Join Date: 03-07-07 Location: Birmingham Alabama	Well, I guess I can only comment on sauces native to Al. Around here sacues tend to be all very thin tomatoe or vineager based and sweet without a lot of heat. Also the sauces don't have much of a smoke flavor to them. I assume that texas style sauce to be darker in color, smokier in flavor, and have a little heat or kick to is. I also imagine it to be a little thicker. __________________ ΜOΛΩΝ ΛΑΒΕ Leverguns, 1911s and BBQ Thank God i'm American! Matt Pair, member of the AlabamaGrillBillies Cookteam and Catering company. 24x54 Offset stick burner, 18" WSM, UDS, Mutiple Weber Kettles and a 22" WSM on the way.

07-13-2007, 10:01 AM	#6
Papa Tom On the road to being a farker Join Date: 05-27-07 Location: Peters Colony Texas	Simple is probably the defining charactristic of Texas sauces but they also tend to be less sweet than others as they are made to be used on beef. Since traditional TX Q is (was) served without sauce and as the world became smaller and folks kept asking for sauce the smoke miesters developed simple but tasty sauces to satisfy those insisting on slathering the otherwise perfect meat. __________________ [FONT=Arial Black]Papa Tom[/FONT]

07-13-2007, 12:11 PM	#8
biffleg is One Chatty Farker Join Date: 12-16-05 Location: North Carolina	Thanks AGB ... gonna have to give that a try the next a brisket hits the drum! __________________ Transplanted Texan now living in North Cakalacky GOSM w/ SFB mod UDS Smoker 22.5" Weber Kettle /usr/bbq

04-16-2011, 11:19 PM	#9
MilitantSquatter Moderator Join Date: 09-17-05 Location: Mooresville, NC	While doing a google search, I just came across this recipe somewhere else...I'm not sure of the authenticity..I then found this old thread using the search option on the sauce receipe. I was thinking about making some in the next few weeks to see if it's remotely or maybe very similar to what is actually served at City Market in Luling, which I got to sample during my trip a few weeks ago and liked.. Anyone else try this recipe who has also tried the real sauce at City Market ? I also know "Luling City Market" sauce is available for sale online, as this place in Houston is a copycat that was named after the real place in Luling and had one of the original employees come over to help start the business and brought over the sauce recipe. http://www.houstonpress.com/2005-05-...dentity-theft/ http://www.lulingcitymarket.com/sauce.html __________________ XL BGE (#2) & Performer Platinum Former owner: Jambo Backyard, Klose BYC, Lonestar Vertical offset w/ Insulated Firebox, Medium Spicewine, Pitts & Spitts, XL BGE (#1) & (2) Medium BGE's, 22" WSM & (2) 18" WSM's, 18" & 22" Weber Kettles Last edited by MilitantSquatter; 04-17-2011 at 04:17 PM..

04-16-2011, 11:23 PM	#10
High Q is one Smokin' Farker Join Date: 12-29-09 Location: Houston, Texas	I am going to whip up a batch and compare. I was just there about a week ago. To my eye, doesnt seem like there is enough blackpepper in that recipe. __________________ "Houston is a wretched little town composed of about twenty shops, and a hundred huts, dispersed here and there, among trunks of felled trees. It is infested with methodists and ants." -Emmanuel Domenech, Catholic Missionary, 1848

04-16-2011, 11:29 PM	#11
HeSmellsLikeSmoke somebody shut me the fark up. Join Date: 04-02-07 Location: Warren, Vermont	Luling City Market is not the same as City Market in Luling, Texas as far as I know. Can anyone confirm this? __________________ Jim - Another transplanted Texan Former KCBS CBJ Large and Medium Big Green Eggs , Black 18.5" WSM, Blue Weber Performer - Stainless, Green Weber OTG Kettle , Brinkmann SnP Pro, and a Stainless UDS. One retired Portable Kitchen grill. Red Thermapen, Maverick ET-732, EdgePro Apex Sharpener. Avatar is the original 1951 Weber Kettle

04-16-2011, 11:33 PM	#13
High Q is one Smokin' Farker Join Date: 12-29-09 Location: Houston, Texas	There is a restaurant in Houston called Luling City Market. It's pretty good but can't hold a candle to City Market in Luling, Texas. __________________ "Houston is a wretched little town composed of about twenty shops, and a hundred huts, dispersed here and there, among trunks of felled trees. It is infested with methodists and ants." -Emmanuel Domenech, Catholic Missionary, 1848

04-16-2011, 11:59 PM	#15
Hoss Quintessential Chatty Farker Join Date: 12-31-09 Location: Hernando,MS	Quite sure there are lots of good ones out there.the BEST storebought sauce I ever tasted on brisket is Cattleman's Steakhouse. I have tasted as good or better homemade ones but unfortunately have no recipe.

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