This Carolina vinegar BBQ sauce is the closest to what you will find in any of the BBQ restaurants here in North Carolina. I have tried a lot of recipes for eastern North Carolina BBQ sauce. This is on the hot side, so you may wish to adjust the cayenne pepper and tabasco sauce for a milder flavor.
Ingredients
- white vinegar: 1 cup
- cider vinegar: 1 cup
- brown sugar: 1 Tbsp
- cayenne pepper: 1 Tbsp
- hot pepper sauce (e.g. Tabasco™): 1 Tbsp (to taste)
- salt: 1 tsp
- ground black pepper: 1 tsp
Metric Conversion
Stages of cooking
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Combine white vinegar, cider vinegar, brown sugar, cayenne pepper, hot pepper sauce, salt, and pepper in a jar or bottle with a tight-fitting lid; shake well.
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Refrigerate sauce, shaking occasionally, until flavors blend, 1 to 2 days. Store in the refrigerator for up to 2 months.
