Best 14 East Carolina Barbeque Sauce Recipes

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East Carolina barbecue sauce, also known as Eastern-style barbecue sauce, is a unique and flavorful sauce that is popular in eastern North Carolina and beyond. It is made with a vinegar and pepper base and has a tangy and slightly spicy flavor. This sauce is typically used on pulled pork and chicken, but it can also be used on other meats and vegetables. It is also a popular dipping sauce for hush puppies and french fries.

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EAST CAROLINA BBQ SAUCE



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On a recent trip to the East Coast, I discovered this bold, spicy Carolina BBQ sauce. I'm not a huge fan of the thick and sugary sauces you typically see, so this recipe really intrigued me. It was served with pulled pork, but I've tried it on chicken and it works beautifully. -Susan Hein, Burlington, Wisconsin

Provided by Taste of Home

Time 5m

Yield 1 cup.

Number Of Ingredients 6

1 cup cider vinegar
1 tablespoon brown sugar
2 teaspoons coarsely ground pepper
2 to 3 teaspoons hot pepper sauce
1 teaspoon salt
1/2 to 1 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes

Steps:

  • Combine all ingredients in a jar or shaker. Seal and shake until sugar has completely dissolved. Use or store at room-temperature for up to 2 weeks.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 15 calories, Fat 0 fat (0 saturated fat), Cholesterol 0 cholesterol, Sodium 305mg sodium, Carbohydrate 2g carbohydrate (2g sugars, Fiber 0 fiber), Protein 0 protein.

EASTERN NORTH CAROLINA BBQ SAUCE



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I have tried a lot of recipes of Eastern North Carolina BBQ Sauce. This is the closest to what you will find in any of the BBQ Restaurants here in North Carolina. It is on the hot side, so you may wish to adjust the cayenne pepper and Tabasco™ sauce for milder flavor.

Provided by RODEO3829

Categories     Side Dish     Sauces and Condiments Recipes     Sauce Recipes     BBQ Sauce Recipes

Yield 32

Number Of Ingredients 7

1 cup white vinegar
1 cup cider vinegar
1 tablespoon brown sugar
1 tablespoon cayenne pepper
1 tablespoon hot pepper sauce (e.g. Tabasco™), or to taste
1 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon ground black pepper

Steps:

  • Combine the white vinegar, cider vinegar, brown sugar, cayenne pepper, hot pepper sauce, salt and pepper in a jar or bottle with a tight-fitting lid. Refrigerate for 1 to 2 days before using so that the flavors will blend. Shake occasionally, and store for up to 2 months in the refrigerator.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 4.1 calories, Carbohydrate 0.6 g, Fiber 0.1 g, Sodium 76 mg, Sugar 0.5 g

EASTERN NORTH CAROLINA BARBECUE



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Provided by Food Network

Categories     main-dish

Time 10h50m

Yield 6 large servings

Number Of Ingredients 8

1 fresh pork butt, bone-in (this is the butt, or top portion, of the shoulder)
Kosher salt
Barbecue Sauce, recipe follows
2 cups apple cider vinegar
2 tablespoons crushed red pepper
1/2 tablespoon chopped fresh garlic
1/2 tablespoon kosher salt
1 tablespoon freshly ground black pepper

Steps:

  • Add hickory, oak, and maple chunks or chips to your smoker. Refer to the directions for your smoker to determine the correct amount of chips for the meat and for lighting instructions. When the chips are ready, add the pork and smoke it for 2 to 2 1/2 hours at 250 degrees F. Remove the pork and wrap it in heavy-duty aluminum foil.
  • Preheat the oven to 225 degrees F.
  • Cook the pork for 6 to 8 hours or until the meat is tender and falls apart when the bone is removed. Chop the pork coarsely and mix in salt and barbecue sauce, to taste. Serve with more barbecue sauce on the side.
  • In a medium saucepan, combine the vinegar, red pepper, garlic, and salt over high heat. Bring to a boil and then reduce the heat to medium-high. Boil for 15 to 20 minutes and then remove from the heat. Let cool then add the black pepper.

EAST CAROLINA VINEGAR BBQ SAUCE RECIPE



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Create your own amazing East Carolina vinegar BBQ sauce and mop with this simple to follow recipe. Tangy and spicy, Low Country vinegar sauce is great for finishing fatty pork and does double duty as a baste (or mop) for adding layers of flavor to the meat as it cooks. Because it is so thin, it penetrates deep.

Provided by Kris Coppieters

Categories     Sauces and Condiments

Number Of Ingredients 6

1 1/2 cups of distilled vinegar
1 teaspoon hot sauce
2 tablespoons sugar ((white, light brown, or dark brown))
1 tablespoon salt
2 teaspoons crushed red pepper
2 teaspoons finely ground black pepper

Steps:

  • Prep. Pour all the ingredients into a jar and shake. Let it sit for at least 12 hours to allow the flavors to meld. A week is better.
  • Use. You can use it as a mop when you cook, you can use it as a finishing sauce when you serve the meat, or both. In the Carolinas, it is usually used as both a mop and a finishing sauce.
  • To use it as both a mop and finishing sauce, warm it, pour a few ounces (~89mL) into a cup and paint it on the meat with a basting brush once every hour or so while it is cooking. If you use it as a mop, the sauce in the cup can get contaminated with uncooked meat juices on the brush. That's why you don't want to dip the brush in the whole bottle. Discard contaminated mop and serve untouched sauce at the table.

ED MITCHELL'S EASTERN CAROLINA BARBECUE SAUCE



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Provided by Food Network

Categories     condiment

Yield Serves 12+

Number Of Ingredients 7

1 1/2 gallons cider vinegar
2 tablespoons salt
5 tablespoons crushed red pepper flakes
1 1/2 tablespoon black pepper
3 tablespoons sugar
2 cups water
2 cups Texas Pete hot sauce

Steps:

  • Combine ingredients in a container. Add to chopped barbecue to taste.

EASTERN NORTH CAROLINA BARBECUE



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Provided by Food Network

Categories     main-dish

Time 10h50m

Yield 6 large servings

Number Of Ingredients 8

1 fresh pork butt, bone-in (this is the butt, or top portion, of the shoulder)
Kosher salt
Barbecue Sauce, recipe follows
2 cups apple cider vinegar
2 tablespoons crushed red pepper
1/2 tablespoon chopped fresh garlic
1/2 tablespoon kosher salt
1 tablespoon freshly ground black pepper

Steps:

  • Add hickory, oak, and maple chunks or chips to your smoker. Refer to the directions for your smoker to determine the correct amount of chips for the meat and for lighting instructions. When the chips are ready, add the pork and smoke it for 2 to 2 1/2 hours at 250 degrees F. Remove the pork and wrap it in heavy-duty aluminum foil. Preheat the oven to 225 degrees F. Cook the pork for 6 to 8 hours or until the meat is tender and falls apart when the bone is removed. Chop the pork coarsely and mix in salt and Barbecue Sauce, to taste. Serve with more Barbecue Sauce on the side.
  • In a medium saucepan, combine the vinegar, red pepper, garlic, and salt over high heat. Bring to a boil and then reduce the heat to medium-high. Boil for 15 to 20 minutes and then remove from the heat. Let cool then add the black pepper.

EASTERN NORTH CAROLINA BBQ SAUCE



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There are lots of BBQ Sauce recipes out there, but I love the vinegar based NC sauce. It is very wet, and is great on pulled or chopped pork. We do not like it so much on chicken.

Provided by Beth roarsback

Categories     Sauces

Time 5m

Yield 2 cups, 8 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 7

1 cup white vinegar
1 cup cider vinegar
1 tablespoon brown sugar
1 tablespoon cayenne pepper
1 tablespoon hot pepper sauce (e.g. Tabasco )
1 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon ground black pepper

Steps:

  • Combine the white vinegar, cider vinegar, brown sugar, cayenne pepper, hot pepper sauce, salt and pepper in a jar or bottle with a tight-fitting lid. Refrigerate for 1 to 2 days before using so that the flavors will blend. Shake occasionally, and store for up to 2 months in the refrigerator.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 22, Fat 0.1, Sodium 341.2, Carbohydrate 2.8, Fiber 0.3, Sugar 2, Protein 0.1

EAST CAROLINA BARBEQUE SAUCE



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This barbeque sauce is used for East Carolina pulled pork. It can be used as a marinade, or add a little corn starch and make it into a thick mop sauce or basting sauce.

Provided by GRIZZLY_JIMM

Categories     Side Dish     Sauces and Condiments Recipes     Sauce Recipes     BBQ Sauce Recipes

Time 20m

Yield 12

Number Of Ingredients 7

2 cups cider vinegar
2 tablespoons molasses
1 tablespoon ground dry mustard
½ cup butter
½ teaspoon cayenne pepper
1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce
½ cup packed dark brown sugar

Steps:

  • In a medium saucepan over medium heat, mix cider vinegar, molasses, ground dry mustard, butter, cayenne pepper, Worcestershire sauce and brown sugar. Cook and stir until all sugar has dissolved. Do not allow the mixture to come to a boil.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 126.1 calories, Carbohydrate 12.3 g, Cholesterol 20.3 mg, Fat 8 g, Fiber 0.1 g, Protein 0.3 g, SaturatedFat 4.9 g, Sodium 74.2 mg, Sugar 11.1 g

EASTERN NORTH CAROLINA BARBEQUE SAUCE



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This piquant and spicy vinegar-based sauce, popular in Eastern North Carolina, is not for lightweights! It's great for all meats, but best on pork.

Provided by Lori

Categories     Side Dish     Sauces and Condiments Recipes     Sauce Recipes     BBQ Sauce Recipes

Time 3h10m

Yield 64

Number Of Ingredients 6

2 quarts cider vinegar
¼ cup salt
2 tablespoons cayenne pepper
3 tablespoons red pepper flakes
1 cup light brown sugar
1 tablespoon hot pepper sauce

Steps:

  • In a large bowl, mix together cider vinegar, salt, cayenne pepper, red pepper flakes, light brown sugar, and hot pepper sauce. Stir until salt and brown sugar have dissolved. Cover, and let stand at least 3 hours before using as a basting sauce or serving on meat.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 16.8 calories, Carbohydrate 2.8 g, Fat 0.1 g, Fiber 0.2 g, Protein 0.1 g, Sodium 8.1 mg, Sugar 2.4 g

EASTERN NORTH CAROLINA-STYLE BARBECUE SAUCE



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Chris Schlesinger is the chef and an owner of the East Coast Grill in Cambridge, Mass., which he opened in 1985. He is also the author, with John Willoughby, of six cookbooks that relate somehow to the pleasures of fire. This is an adaptation of his recipe for barbecue sauce meant to be served with his pulled pork.

Provided by Sam Sifton

Categories     condiments, dips and spreads, sauces and gravies

Time 10m

Yield About 1 cup

Number Of Ingredients 6

1/2 cup white vinegar
1/2 cup cider vinegar
1/2 tablespoon sugar
1/2 tablespoon crushed red pepper flakes
1/2 tablespoon Tabasco sauce
Salt and freshly cracked black pepper to taste

Steps:

  • Whisk ingredients together in a bowl. Drizzle on barbecued meat. Covered, sauce will keep about 2 months.

Nutrition Facts : @context http, Calories 39, UnsaturatedFat 0 grams, Carbohydrate 4 grams, Fat 0 grams, Fiber 0 grams, Protein 0 grams, SaturatedFat 0 grams, Sodium 295 milligrams, Sugar 4 grams

EASTERN NORTH CAROLINA BARBECUE SAUCE WITH A WEST COAST TWIST



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I'm not sure if using honey instead of sugar really qualifies as a 'West Coast twist,' but it does ensure that people from North Carolina can't attack me for this Eastern North Carolina-style barbecue sauce not being authentic. Anyway, while this isn't exactly what you might find in the Tar Heel State, it was fantastic on pulled pork.

Provided by Chef John

Categories     Side Dish     Sauces and Condiments Recipes     Sauce Recipes     BBQ Sauce Recipes

Time 10m

Yield 8

Number Of Ingredients 6

1 tablespoon honey, or other sweetener to taste
1 tablespoon ground black pepper
1 tablespoon hot red pepper flakes
¾ teaspoon kosher salt
½ cup apple cider vinegar
½ cup white distilled vinegar

Steps:

  • Whisk honey, black pepper, red pepper flakes, salt, apple cider vinegar, and white distilled vinegar together in a bowl. Let sauce sit overnight to blend flavors together.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 17 calories, Carbohydrate 3.5 g, Fat 0.2 g, Fiber 0.5 g, Protein 0.2 g, Sodium 181.5 mg, Sugar 2.3 g

WILSON'S BARBECUE AWARD-WINNING EASTERN CAROLINA VINEGAR SAUCE



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From Diners, Drive-ins, and Dives cookbook. Courtesy of Ed Wilson, owner of Wilson's Barbeque, Fairfield, Conn.

Provided by mightyro_cooking4u

Categories     Sauces

Time 35m

Yield 3 cups

Number Of Ingredients 8

2 cups cider vinegar
1/2 cup water
1 tablespoon red chili pepper flakes
2 tablespoons sugar
1 1/2 teaspoons Worcestershire sauce
1 1/2 teaspoons kosher salt
1 1/2 teaspoons black pepper, freshly ground
1 cup ketchup

Steps:

  • Whisk the vinegar, water, chile flakes, sugar, Worcestershire sauce, salt , pepper, and ketchup in a medium saucepan over low heat. Simmer the sauce for 30 minutes.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 156.2, Fat 0.7, SaturatedFat 0.1, Sodium 1844.5, Carbohydrate 32.6, Fiber 1.5, Sugar 27.7, Protein 1.9

TANGY CAROLINA-STYLE BARBEQUE SAUCE



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This sauce is thinner, more tangy and less rich than your typical southwestern-style sauce. There is no molasses or tomato-based products in this sauce. This sauce works great on ribs, pulled pork, and chicken.

Provided by Craig Carlson

Categories     Side Dish     Sauces and Condiments Recipes     Sauce Recipes     BBQ Sauce Recipes

Time 40m

Yield 18

Number Of Ingredients 13

1 cup prepared yellow mustard
¾ cup cider vinegar
½ cup brown sugar
¼ cup white sugar
¼ cup water
¼ cup white vinegar
1 tablespoon chili powder
1 teaspoon ground black pepper
1 teaspoon ground white pepper
½ teaspoon cayenne pepper
½ teaspoon soy sauce
2 tablespoons salted butter
1 teaspoon liquid smoke flavoring

Steps:

  • Combine yellow mustard, cider vinegar, brown sugar, white sugar, water, vinegar, chili powder, black pepper, white pepper, cayenne pepper, and soy sauce in a saucepan over medium-low heat; cook and stir until flavors blend, about 20 minutes. Add butter and liquid smoke flavoring and simmer for 10 minutes more.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 61.3 calories, Carbohydrate 10.1 g, Cholesterol 3.4 mg, Fat 2.2 g, Fiber 0.7 g, Protein 0.7 g, SaturatedFat 0.9 g, Sodium 181.9 mg, Sugar 8.9 g

NORTH CAROLINA-STYLE BBQ SAUCE



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Blending two vinegars helps re-create the BBQ sauce we love from my mother's North Carolina roots. - Gloria McKinley, Lakeland, Florida

Provided by Taste of Home

Time 25m

Yield 1-2/3 cups.

Number Of Ingredients 8

2/3 cup white vinegar
2/3 cup cider vinegar
1/2 cup ketchup
3 tablespoons packed brown sugar
1/2 teaspoon hot pepper sauce
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes
1/8 teaspoon pepper

Steps:

  • In a small saucepan, combine all ingredients; bring to a boil. Reduce heat; simmer, uncovered, 15-20 minutes or until flavors are blended.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 26 calories, Fat 0 fat (0 saturated fat), Cholesterol 0 cholesterol, Sodium 179mg sodium, Carbohydrate 6g carbohydrate (6g sugars, Fiber 0 fiber), Protein 0 protein. Diabetic Exchanges

Tips:

  • Choose the right vinegar. Apple cider vinegar is the most common type of vinegar used in Eastern Carolina barbecue sauce, but you can also use white vinegar or rice vinegar. If you want a sweeter sauce, you can use brown sugar or honey.
  • Use a variety of spices. Eastern Carolina barbecue sauce typically includes spices like black pepper, cayenne pepper, paprika, and mustard powder. You can also add other spices, such as garlic powder, onion powder, or cumin.
  • Simmer the sauce for a while. This will help the flavors to meld together and create a rich, complex sauce.
  • Let the sauce cool before using it. This will help the flavors to settle and the sauce to thicken.
  • Use the sauce on your favorite barbecue dishes. Eastern Carolina barbecue sauce is great on pork, chicken, and beef. You can also use it on vegetables or tofu.

Conclusion:

Eastern Carolina barbecue sauce is a delicious and versatile sauce that can be used on a variety of dishes. It is easy to make and can be tailored to your own taste. So next time you are looking for a new barbecue sauce to try, give Eastern Carolina barbecue sauce a try. You won't be disappointed!

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