Carolina BBQ Sauce

A friend gave me this recipe some years ago for a vinegar-based sauce with mustard seed. You can use smoked pork neck bones in place of ham hocks if available.

• Preparation Time: 10 mins
• Cooking Time: 30 mins
• Total Time: 40 mins
• Calories: 111 Calories

Ingredients

• ¼ teaspoon salt
• 1 cup dark brown sugar
• ½ cup tomato paste
• 2 tablespoons Dijon mustard
• 2 cups apple cider vinegar
• ¼ teaspoon fresh ground black pepper
• 1 ½ cups apple cider
• 1 tablespoon yellow mustard seed
• 2 smoked pork neck bones

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Combine the cider vinegar, apple cider, brown sugar, mustard seed, Dijon mustard, tomato paste, salt, black pepper, and neck bones in a heavy-bottomed saucepan over medium heat; simmer until the sauce thickens, 30 to 40 minutes. Skim any foam from the surface of the liquid and discard. Remove and discard the neck bones. Cool the sauce to room temperature or use immediately.