Cookbook:Eastern North Carolina Barbecue Sauce

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Eastern North Carolina Barbecue Sauce
Category:	Pork recipes
Servings:	¾ gallon
Time:	20 minutes
Difficulty:

[edit] Ingredients

• ¾ gallons apple cider vinegar
• ⅛ cup salt
• ¼ cup ground black pepper
• ¼ cup red pepper flakes
• 1 cup molasses
• 2 cups honey

[edit] Procedure

1. Start with apple cider vinegar in saucepan over medium heat.
2. Add salt, ground black pepper, crushed red pepper, molasses, and honey.
3. Let mixture heat up, but not quite boil.
4. Mix well.
5. Return sauce to the jug that the vinegar came in to cool.

[edit] Notes, tips and variations

• This is the sauce used for authentic barbecue.
• Recipe from my friend and Brother Chip Crumpler.