Western North Carolina Vinegar Barbeque Sauce

Description

This is a Southern vinegar barbeque sauce with a splash of ketchup. I transfer some of the sauce to a plastic squeeze bottle for serving, and keep the rest in a glass quart jar in the refrigerator. Be sure to let the sauce come to room temperature before serving (you can warm it in the microwave if you want.)

Ingredients

  • 4 cups cider vinegar
  • 1 cup brown sugar
  • 1 ⅓ cups ketchup
  • ¼ cup butter
  • 2 tablespoons hot pepper sauce (e.g. Tabasco™)
  • 2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
  • 2 tablespoons Worcestershire sauce
  • 2 teaspoons crushed red pepper flakes
  • 2 teaspoons mustard powder
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 1 teaspoon fresh ground black pepper

Instructions

  1. Place vinegar
  2. sugar
  3. ketchup
  4. butter
  5. hot pepper sauce
  6. lemon juice
  7. Worcestershire sauce
  8. red pepper flakes
  9. mustard powder
  10. salt
  11. and pepper into a saucepan. Bring to a simmer over high heat
  12. then reduce heat to medium-low
  13. and simmer
  14. stirring occasionally
  15. for 30 minutes. Remove from the stove and pour into a heat-proof bowl. Cover and refrigerate sauce for 2 days.
  16. Strain sauce through a mesh sieve to remove red pepper flakes. Store sauce in the refrigerator. Bring to room temperature before serving.

Prep Time: 15 mins

Cook Time: 35 mins

Total Time: 2 days

Servings: 32

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