Eastern North Carolina-Style Barbecue Sauce

Name: Eastern North Carolina-Style Barbecue Sauce
Yield: Serves 8 (Makes 2 cups)
Cuisine: Southern
Ingredients: 1 cup, distilled white vinegar; 1 cup, cider vinegar; 1 tablespoon, granulated sugar; 1 tablespoon, crushed red pepper flakes; 1 tablespoon, hot pepper sauce

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Appears in Cook's Illustrated July/August 1997

Southern

Grilling & Barbecue

Sauces

In Eastern North Carolina, they favor a vinegar and red pepper combo for pulled pork.

SERVES8 (Makes 2 cups)

TIME5 minutes

WHY THIS RECIPE WORKS

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