North Carolina BBQ Sauce

North Carolina BBQ Sauce

6 Reviews
  • Prep: 5 min
  • Cook: 30 min
  • Ready In: 35 min

“This was my favorite barbecue sauce growing up. It's vinegar-based with no ketchup. It's very tangy, very thin, and wonderful on pork, chicken, and even tofu!” - by WEIRDMUSIC657

Ingredients

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Original recipe yields 1 gallon

Directions

  1. Combine the vinegar, cayenne pepper, black pepper, mustard powder, salt, lemons, and Worcestershire sauce in a large pot; bring to a simmer. Bring to a boil, then turn heat to low and simmer for at least 30 minutes.

Nutrition

Amount Per Serving (64 total)

  • Calories
  • 28 cal
  • 1%
  • Fat
  • 1 g
  • 2%
  • Carbs
  • 4.8 g
  • 2%
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Based on a 2,000 calorie diet

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claudiamagdalena
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claudiamagdalena

"I really liked this recipe. The only thing I did differently, was I halved the amount of cayenne and black pepper it called for and added 2/3 cup of brown sugar (made the recipe based on 10 servings)..." See more. I slow cooked a 5lb. pork butt roast, added the sauce it was delicious. Next time I make this sauce I'll use 3/4 of the cayenne and pepper it calls for. I like it hot!!!"

Karol Wojtyla
12

Karol Wojtyla

"This sauce was not nearly as potent on the meat as it was when I tested it by itself before I served it. My kids gobbled it up, they loved it, although I did reduce the cayenne pepper a bit. My favo..." See morerite part was the way it made the pork chops taste less "porky". =)"

SheehanLV@comcast.net
7

SheehanLV@comcast.net

"A very good and easy recipe. Delicious, with one point off for the heat. I could only drizzle a tiny bit on my pork or my lips would burn. I love spicy foods and make a homemade ramen soup that'll giv..." See moree you palpitations, but this was INTENSE! I'll absolutely make it again, but I'll cut way down on the cayenne next time."

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