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Eastern North Carolina–Style Barbecue Sauce

By Morgan Bolling

Published on April 21, 2020

Time

10 minutes

Yield

Makes about 2½ cups

Eastern North Carolina–Style Barbecue Sauce

Ingredients

1 ½ cups cider vinegar 1 cup Texas Pete Original Hot Sauce ¼ cup packed light brown sugar 2 teaspoons kosher salt 1 teaspoon pepper 1 teaspoon red pepper flakes

Before You Begin

One 12-ounce bottle of Texas Pete Original Hot Sauce will yield more than enough for this recipe.

Instructions

  1. Whisk all ingredients together in bowl.
Eastern North Carolina–Style Barbecue Sauce
Photography by Steve Klise. Styling by Jackie Gochenauer.

Eastern North Carolina–Style Barbecue Sauce

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Time

10 minutes

Yield

Makes about 2½ cups

Ingredients

1 ½ cups cider vinegar
1 cup Texas Pete Original Hot Sauce
¼ cup packed light brown sugar
2 teaspoons kosher salt
1 teaspoon pepper
1 teaspoon red pepper flakes

Ingredients

1 ½ cups cider vinegar
1 cup Texas Pete Original Hot Sauce
¼ cup packed light brown sugar
2 teaspoons kosher salt
1 teaspoon pepper
1 teaspoon red pepper flakes

Ingredients

1 ½ cups cider vinegar
1 cup Texas Pete Original Hot Sauce
¼ cup packed light brown sugar
2 teaspoons kosher salt
1 teaspoon pepper
1 teaspoon red pepper flakes

Why This Recipe Works

In eastern North Carolina, the barbecue sauce should have a vinegary punch, a bit of spiciness, and plenty of salt. It’s thin enough to soak into finely chopped barbecued pork. Whisking together cider vinegar, Texas Pete hot sauce, salt, pepper, and red pepper flakes gave us a tangy base while some brown sugar balanced the heat.

Before You Begin

One 12-ounce bottle of Texas Pete Original Hot Sauce will yield more than enough for this recipe.

Instructions

  1. Whisk all ingredients together in bowl.

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