Restaurant Style Eastern North Carolina Barbecue Sauce
•2 cups apple cider vinegar (white will work also)
•3 tblsp lemon juice (approx. 1 lemon)
•1 1/2 tblsp brown sugar (or Turbinado sugar)
•1 tblsp Cayenne pepper
•1 tblsp hot pepper sauce
•1 tsp salt
•1 tsp black pepper (fresh ground if you have it)
You don't have to cook this one! If you wish, just combine the ingredients, put in a jar with a tight lid (for occasional shaking), place in the refrigerator for a couple of days before the feast, and give it a vigorous shaking once in a while.
You may simmer the ingredients for about 25 minutes to serve immediately if you are in a hurry.
I think I'll try this one next time.
I made this as above, using fresh ground pepper and turbinado sugar. I cooked it, perhaps a bit much, but found it too sharply spiced for my taste. As I note in a later blog I'll make this recipe with the crushed red pepper instead of cayenne next time. That might be the ticket!
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