15 hot pepper mustard butter recipes

From the Thanksgiving collection I been gathering over the years.

Kentucky Colonel's pork BBQ sauce is a thin, vinegar-based basting sauce with black pepper, chili powder, Worcestershire, hot sauce, dry mustard, and butter. A tangy, peppery Kentucky-style mop sauce that's all heat and no tomato.

German-style potato salad with a warm beer dressing made from butter, flour, mustard, and a full cup of beer. Crispy bacon, onion, and celery get tossed in after the potatoes soak up the tangy, malty dressing.

An easy sweet and tangy barbecue sauce. Why buy store bought when it's so easy to make your own.

German potato salad with a warm beer dressing made from a butter-flour roux, dry mustard, and a touch of hot sauce, tossed with crispy bacon. Kartoffelsalat at its best.

Venison steaks broiled and basted with a homemade Corbin steak sauce of butter, dry white wine, Worcestershire, dry mustard, paprika, and hot sauce. A hunter's classic ready in 30 minutes.

Asian-inspired sesame dressing with toasted sesame seeds, peanut butter, roasted garlic, dry mustard, and a sweet-tangy vinaigrette base. Ready in 5 minutes.

Pit-style smoked pork shoulder grilled over hickory wood chips with a tangy mustard-vinegar barbecue sauce. Low and slow for 3 hours until fall-apart tender.

Pit-style pork shoulder roast smoked over hickory wood chips with a tangy mustard-vinegar BBQ sauce. Slow-grilled for 3 hours using indirect heat until falling-apart tender.

Hot and saucy turkey wings barbecued with a homemade sauce of ketchup, mustard, hot pepper sauce, Worcestershire, and beef broth. Sticky, tangy, and fall-off-the-bone tender.

German potato salad with a twist: warm potatoes tossed in a tangy beer-based dressing with bacon, mustard, and a kick of hot sauce for Oktoberfest or summer cookouts.

German potato salad with beer marinade (Kartoffelsalat mit Biermarinade): warm sliced potatoes tossed with a tangy beer-mustard sauce, crisp bacon, celery, and onion. A Bavarian beer-garden classic.

German potato salad with a hot beer dressing thickened roux-style with flour and butter, sharpened with mustard and Tabasco, finished with crispy bacon and onion.

Broiled crab melts on Melba toast rounds with lime, green onion, and hot mustard, topped with bubbling Swiss cheese. A two-bite appetizer for parties, ready in 20 minutes.

Pitlai is a South Indian lentil stew with bitter gourd (karela), chickpeas, tamarind, and a ground coconut-spice paste. A tangy, complex vegetarian curry with toor dal and jaggery.