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Carolina Mopping Sauce is used in place of a rub as a baste while the meat slowly roasts on the barbecue. Eastern Carolina Mopping Sauce is vinegar based with a spicy kick.
When I moved to South Carolina, I had never heard of a wet mopping sauce. Carolina Mopping Sauce is a vinegar-based BBQ sauce that many pit masters use to baste the meat while it’s slow roasting on the barbecue. It’s a very regional sauce and it’s quite common to find it here, along with traditional tomato-based sauces, on the table of the local barbecue joints. It is used as both a baste on the meat and as a sauce on your sandwich.
For people like me who love vinegar and a bit of heat, this simple sauce is all you need on pulled pork to make your mouth sing. However, for many, it is a bit harsh and you may only want to use it as a mopping sauce in place of the rub and still top with a traditional barbecue sauce at the table.
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Carolina Mopping Sauce
- Prep Time: 5 minutes
- Total Time: 5 minutes
- Yield: 2 cups 1x
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Description
Carolina Mopping Sauce is used in place of a rub as a baste while the meat slowly roasts on the barbecue. Eastern Carolina Mopping Sauce is vinegar based woth a spicy kick.
Ingredients
- 1 cup distilled white vinegar
- 1 cup cider vinegar
- 1 tbsp red pepper flakes
- 1 tbsp hot sauce
- 1 tsp onion powder
- 1 tsp garlic powder
- 2 tbsp brown sugar, packed
- 1 tsp dry mustard
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 1/4 tsp ground black pepper
Instructions
- Mix all ingredients together.
- Store in an airtight container in the refrigerator for up to one month.
Notes
Adjust the level of heat by upping the amount of red pepper flakes.
- Category: sauce
- Cuisine: American, barbecue
Keywords: Carolina Mopping Sauce, vinegar basting sauce recipes, BBQ pork sauce, pig roast, spicy, MSG free, home made
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5 ‘s for sure! This is my favorite & the very easiest recipe ever!
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We loved this sauce. Thanks for sharing.
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Thanks, Randi. I’m so glad you enjoyed it.
We smoked some pork in the pit this weekend and used this mopping sauce to baste. It has a great flavor.
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Substituted extra hot ground pepper and made an excellent hot sauce.
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Sounds great, Francisco. I’m so glad you were able to make it work for you!
Just want to say this is also great on rotisserie chicken.
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Thanks, Emily! So glad you enjoyed it!
Used this just on some grilled pork chops and it was amazing.
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Thanks, Rebecca! So glad you enjoyed it.
like another commenter, this was so tasty I found myself sneaking tastes.
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Thanks, Hannah ! I’m so glad you enjoyed it.
This is one of the best mopping sauces I’ve tried, its so delicious I find myself tasting a spoonful of the sauce each time I go out to mop!
Thanks for the recipe, first time finding this website so I’m keen to see what else you got!
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Thanks, Greg – I thought I was the only one who did that!
This is a marvelous little sauce. We love it both while basting and as a vinegar based sauce on our sandwiches. thanks!
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Thanks Eloy – that’s very kind of you to say. I’m so happy you enjoyed it.
Perfect with pulled smoked chicken too!
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So good with your BBQ smoked pork! Thanks for all the recipes!
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