Still getting my feet wet on this site, apologies in advance. Lovin it.
As I stated in the welcome section I just received my SNS and plan on taking it for a test drive this wknd with a pork shoulder.
I like a thicker KC style sauce for ribs but my opinion is a good Carolina sauce really helps to bring out the flavor of the pork.
Any champion Carolina sauces you have in your arsenal fire away. Much appreciation from Minnesota.
Do you have a preference of East Carolina vinegar-based, Western Carolina (or Lexington or Piedmont) tomato and vinegar, or South Carolina mustard-based? It is all vinegar-based in my neck of the woods, but I like all three. I keep it simple and have used recipes similar to the sauce recipes listed here on AR. But I am looking forward to reading other replies.
I think it depends whether you like your sauce sweet or more vinegar based. And then there is North Carolina and South Carolina Sauces. Based on your liking KC style Sauces, I will suggest two South Carolina sweet Sauces - Sticky Fingers Carolina and Sweet Baby Ray's Carolina. I am not sure if you are aware that these are mustard based Sauces and you have to get past them looking yellow rather than red.
Eastern North Carolina Vinegar BBQ Sauce This sauce is going to pucker your taste buds. You can use it as a "mop" or basting sauce while smoking pork, or you can toss it with pulled pork before serving it up on buns, with some extra sauce offered on the side. Makes about 3 cups
1½ cups cider vinegar 1½ cups distilled white vinegar 1 tablespoon sugar 1 tablespoon crushed red pepper 1 tablespoon freshly ground black pepper 1 tablespoon salt 1 tablespoon hot pepper sauce
In a medium bowl, whisk all the ingredients together. Store in an airtight container at room temperature; it will keep up to 2 months. Excerpt From: Thompson, Fred. “The Kamado Grill Cookbook.
This is what I grew up with in eastern NC. Pretty spot on. We use Just apple cider vinegar and the hot sauce used here is Texas Pete. Let it sit for 3-7 days before using.
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And being from Minnesota......Here is the local sauce I like to use. I met this gal at the Fire and Ice Cook off. She is from Minnetonka; her and her family make this sauce. They have three flavors. I love their Hot blend but the others are really good too. You can find them at Lunds, Cub and Kowalski's. Check them out.
Lucky 19 Sauce Company. 1,096 likes. Lucky 19 Sauce Company is a Minnetonka, Minnesota based food business, featuring Sweet Lil' Devil, Pablo Honey and The Devil's Own BBQ Sauces.
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As a fellow Minnesotan I better add my 2 cents worth on sauces. For a mustard type try Trader Joe's Carolina Sauce or Cookies Tangy Mustard. These probably wouldn't make it in the south but are ok for us in the midwest.
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