NC BBQ

[bflosmoke]

Hi All:
I just had a miserable experience turn awesome. I got stuck in Charlotte due to flight overbooking Got to love it) And while here had my first ever taste of viniger based   western NC pulled pork with slaw on the sandwich. Man  I am already hooked. Does anyone have a good recipe for this, and does anyone else think a sauce and rub board would be good?
BFLO

[Smoking Duck]

bflosmoke,

A little while back, Mr Walleye posted a recipe for a mustard vinegar sauce that was outstanding!  I'll try to find it and post it here.

Here it is: Mustard Vinegar Sauce

SD

[HCT]

I can confirm SD's testimony for the mustard sauce. It's in my fridge all the time now, great condiment for everything. Thanks Mr. Walleye. ;)

[FLBentRider]

This sauce is Awesome on pulled pork, and other Stuff...

Vaunted Vinegar Sauce by Habanero Smoker

[NePaSmoKer]

Thats why i love going south. If ilived there i would be dead within a year, i would eat myself to death.

nepas

[pensrock]

We have a customer about 40 miles north of Charlotte and I have been there many times. One trip I found a place called 'Carolinia BBQ' That was the first time I had the NC vinegar bbq sauce. Been there quite a few times since.  ;D ;D

[KyNola]

Bflo,
First question is was the sauce you had the mustard vinegar sauce that lots of the area that Carolina is fond of or was it the redder hot pepper sauce?  As I am from West Kentucky, a vinegar sauce here is going to be the red colored hot pepper vinegar sauce.

I think it's an interesting study of all the different versions of good BBQ pulled pork sandwiches.  Also, around here, ain't nobody putting cole slaw on a pulled pork sandwich but I know in other parts of the country that is standard fare.  Another twist is a bun or toasted white bread?  My personal choice is pulled pork with the red colored hot pepper vinegar sauce on toasted white bread wrapped in wax paper sitting on a stool at the counter with a cold beer.

Good eats for you from an otherwise bad experience.  Good food makes all things better!!  Glad you got to experience it.

KyNola

[Habanero Smoker]

Sometimes the red vinegar sauce is the vaunted vinegar sauce with no sugar and ketchup added.

[pensrock]

The vinegar sauce I had was more clear than anything, with a lot of hot pepper flakes in it. First time I tried it, I squeezed the bottle and did not think anything was coming out, so I squeezed harded then noticed it flying out. Its a good thing I liked it.  ;D ;D

[bflosmoke]

It appeared to be more on the clear side with red pepper in it. Man I kinda wish I was stranded again thinking about that sandwich.
Thanks BFLO

[Smoking Duck]

Man I kinda wish I was stranded again thinking about that sandwich.

You know you've got it bad when you're wishing to be stranded with a sandwich  ;D

[Caneyscud]

Or the Vinegar Sauce (mop) I grew up with in Southern Hill Country in Texas.  They don't understand it around here - unless it has suger, cane syrup, molasses, and honey in it - they don't know what sauce is around here.

Butter
Beer
Vinegar
Lemon
Onions
Lots of cracked black pepper
salt
sometimes red pepper flakes
sometimes some garlic

Cooks long and slow right next to your brisket.  Just lay me on my back and pour that down my throat or better yet lower me down in a tub of that stuff and let me drown myself into wanton, decadent oblivion. 

Shakespeare

[IKnowWood]

What you are talking about might be more like the Carolina Red from Smoke and Spice.  An all around fav for our family and friends.  We used to use the Hot Pepper Flakes, but the container I used to use hat a hard time with the flakes, so we went with Cayenne Powder instead.  See below.

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As define in the book Smoke & Spice, page 350

Carolina Red

1 1/2 cups of Cider Vinegar
1/2 cup Ketchup
1/2 tsp Cayenne Pepper (ground)  (or use a tsp of Hot Red Pepper Flakes)
1 TBS Sugar
1 tsp salt

Combine and stir all ingredients until sugar is dissolved.  Serve at Room temperature or chilled.  Sauce keeps indefinitely.

[KyNola]

Bflo,
That sounds like Habs Vaunted Vinegar Sauce he is famous for.  He has the recipe for it posted on the recipe website.

KyNola

[Habanero Smoker]

Bflo,
That sounds like Habs Vaunted Vinegar Sauce he is famous for.  He has the recipe for it posted on the recipe website.

KyNola

I can't take credit for that. That is from Smoke and Spice, I only modified it by using Nakano vinegar. The sauce that BFLO had sounds like vaunted vinegar sauce.