Carolina-Style BBQ Sauce. This is a great recipe for Carolina BBQ. If you are unfamiliar with this style of BBQ you may not like it. I served it with Angie's Dad's Best Cabbage Coleslaw recipe with the.

While Midwest and southwest style barbeque sauces contain a good amount of sugar and are sweet in taste, Carolina barbeque sauces contains very little sugar which results in a. Blending two vinegars helps re-create the BBQ sauce we love from my mother's North Carolina roots. — Gloria McKinley, Lakeland, Florida. I made this sauce along with an other sauce. You can have Carolina-Style BBQ Sauce using 16 ingredients and 4 steps. Here is how you cook it.

Ingredients of Carolina-Style BBQ Sauce

1. Prepare 3 Tbs. of olive oil.
2. It's 1/2 of yellow onion, finely chopped.
3. You need 2 of jalapeno peppers, finely chopped.
4. Prepare 2-3 cloves of garlic, smashed.
5. Prepare 1.5 cup of apple cider vinegar.
6. You need 1 bottle (32 oz.) of ketchup.
7. Prepare 1 cup of BBQ sauce, store brand.
8. Prepare 6 Tbs. of dark mustard.
9. It's 2 Tbs. of Worcestershire sauce.
10. You need 1 tablespoon of lemon juice.
11. It's 1 tablespoon of lime juice.
12. It's 1 can (8 oz.) of pineapple bits.
13. Prepare 1/2 cup of molasses.
14. You need Dash of paprika & thyme.
15. Prepare Dash of salt & pepper.
16. You need Dash of red pepper flakes.

I divided my ribs using both sauces. At dinner my family liked the other sauce better. This means that it is vinegar and mustard based, as opposed to the ketchup and molasses based sauces of the mid and southwest. The combination of sweet and tangy flavors brings out the absolute best in grilled or smoked pork or chicken.

Carolina-Style BBQ Sauce step by step

1. Add oil to a heated 3 quart pot over medium heat. Add the onions and peppers and sauté them for 3-4 minutes. Add the garlic and mix..
2. Add all the liquid ingredients (but not the fruit & molasses) to the pot and simmer for 30 minutes over medium-low heat..
3. Add the fruit pieces and very lightly blend the sauce using an immersion blender (or a blender in batches). Add the molasses and simmer this for 45 minutes on low-medium heat..
4. While simmering, season with spices to taste as the sauce slowly thickens. Place in a large container when done. Refrigerate to further the thickening process before using..

Carolina Mustard BBQ Sauce is particular delicious when served with pulled pork on a bun, topped with crunchy coleslaw. It is also wonderful spooned over grilled pork chops or grilled chicken. I've also enjoyed it over smoked pork ribs, where the tanginess really shines. To my fellow North Carolina style BBQ aficionados, this stuff is the real deal. Throw a pork butt on the Kamado, drench it in this sauce, and thank me later.