Vinegar Barbecue Sauce
This vinegar barbecue sauce, made Carolina style, calls for cider vinegar, brown sugar, hot sauce, and has a distinct and acidic-in-a-good-way tang. Use it to douse your BBQ ribs, chicken, pulled pork, or anything you pull from the grill or smoker.
Ingredients
- 1 cup white vinegar
- 1 cup apple cider vinegar
- 1 cup ketchup
- 1 tablespoon brown sugar
- 2 tablespoons hot sauce* (see NOTE below), or to taste
- 1 dash Worcestershire sauce
- 2 teaspoons Hungarian paprika
- Kosher salt and coarsely ground black pepper
Instructions
- Toss all the ingredients, including salt and pepper to taste, in a saucepan over medium heat and warm gently, stirring occasionally, until warmed through, maybe 5 minutes. No need to bring the mixture to a boil. You're just letting the flavors mingle.
☞ TESTER TIP: If you take a nip of the sauce straight from the spoon, it’s going to taste incredibly eye-puckeringly acidic. Rest assured, once you dribble the sauce over some fatty meat, preferably pork, it's gonna be perfect.
- Let the sauce cool slightly. That's it. You're done. Transfer it to a jar, bottle, squeeze bottle, or whatever you want. Screw on the lid and stash it in the refrigerator for up to 1 month.
Notes
*Note: How To Choose The Right Hot Sauce
Your choice of hot sauce will largely determine just how mouth-tingling your Carolina-style barbecue sauce will be. Reach for your fave and maybe play around a little with the amount the first batch or two until you get it juuuuuuust the way you like it.Nutrition
Serving: 2tablespoons | Calories: 17kcal | Carbohydrates: 3g | Protein: 0.1g | Fat: 0.04g | Saturated Fat: 0.01g | Monounsaturated Fat: 0.01g | Sodium: 121mg | Fiber: 0.1g | Sugar: 3g