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Smoked pork shoulder on a ceramic plate. On the side you can see pickle chips, and the chef pouring eastern north carolina bbq sauce over it with a spoon.
Eastern NC Barbecue Sauce
Author: Maddy & JD - Them Bites
This simple Eastern NC Barbecue sauce is vinegar based and perfect for mopping onto pork during the smoking process as well as dunking into and pouring over the finished pork.
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Prep Time 10 minutes
Total Time 10 minutes
Course dinner, Lunch
Cuisine American
Servings 2 cups
Calories 139 kcal
Ingredients
  
  • 1 cup apple cider vinegar
  • 1 cup distilled white vinegar
  • ½ cup water
  • 3 tbsp brown sugar
  • 1 tsp kosher salt
  • 1 tbsp red pepper flakes
  • 1 tbsp hot sauce
  • 1 tsp garlic powder
  • 1 tsp onion powder
  • 1 tsp paprika
  • ½ tsp black pepper
Recipe Instructions
 
For the Sauce
  • In a small sauce pan, bring the water and vinegars to a low boil. Whisk in the remaining ingredients until brown sugar and salt have dissolved.
  • Pour into a glass container and let cool. Use some to mop onto the pork while cooking and the rest to ladle onto smoked pork while serving.

Notes

Need a great pulled pork recipe? Check out our Smoked Pork Butt recipe for step-by-step instructions. 
Nutrition
Calories: 139kcalCarbohydrates: 23gProtein: 1gFat: 1gSaturated Fat: 0.1gPolyunsaturated Fat: 0.4gMonounsaturated Fat: 0.1gSodium: 1418mgPotassium: 241mgFiber: 2gSugar: 19gVitamin A: 1276IUVitamin C: 8mgCalcium: 55mgIron: 1mg
Keyword Eastern NC barbecue sauce, vinegar based barbecue sauce
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