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Eastern North Carolina Barbecue Sauce
Photo: Charles Deluvio

Eastern North Carolina Barbecue Sauce

6 ingredients 4 steps ¾ gallon wikibooks
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Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)

139
Calories
1g
Protein
0g
Fat
35g
Carbs
What these numbers assume — 6 portions →
Ingredient Portion assumed kcal
Honey 1 tbsp (21g) 64
Molasses 1 tbsp (20g) 58
Chili 1 tsp (2.7g) 8
Black Pepper 1 tsp ground (2.3g) 6
Vinegar 1 tbsp (15ml) distilled 3
Salt 1 tsp (6g) 0

Totals for the whole recipe, adding one typical portion per ingredient — listed above. Quantities in the recipe are not counted, so this is a rough guide only — not suitable for medical or dietary planning.

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

Directions

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

Return sauce to the jug that the vinegar came in to cool.

Recipe sourced from wikibooks

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