Best Carolina BBQ Meat Sauce

Description

I can’t take all the credit for this stuff. I have had to search, and snoop and experiment to get it right. (Thanks Big Daddy’s!) But I’ve had barbeque in some of the best little places in the Carolina’s, and this stuff rules there! Fantastic on pork! Or try brushing some on chicken as it finishes off the grill! Use fresh ground peppers for the best flavor. This will keep in fridge for a couple of weeks.

Ingredients

  • 1 ½ cups prepared yellow mustard
  • ½ cup packed brown sugar
  • ¾ cup cider vinegar
  • ¾ cup beer
  • 1 tablespoon chili powder
  • 1 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
  • 1 teaspoon freshly ground white pepper
  • ½ teaspoon cayenne pepper
  • 1 ½ teaspoons Worcestershire sauce
  • 2 tablespoons butter, room temperature
  • 1 ½ teaspoons liquid smoke flavoring
  • 1 teaspoon Louisiana-style hot sauce, or to taste

Instructions

  1. Stir together mustard
  2. vinegar
  3. beer
  4. and brown sugar in a heavy non-reactive saucepan. Season with chili powder and black
  5. white
  6. and cayenne peppers. Bring to a simmer over medium-low heat and cook for about 20 minutes. Do not boil
  7. or you will scorch sugar and peppers.
  8. Mix in butter
  9. Worcestershire sauce
  10. and liquid smoke. Simmer for 15 to 20 minutes more. Season with hot sauce. Pour into an airtight jar and refrigerate to allow flavors to blend
  11. 8 hours to overnight. (The vinegar taste will lessen as sauce cools.)

Prep Time: 10 mins

Cook Time: 40 mins

Total Time: 8 hrs 55 mins

Servings: 12

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