Carolina Mopping Sauce

When I moved to South Carolina, I had never heard of 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.

Carolina Mopping Sauce

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• Author: Kitchen Dreaming
• Prep Time: 5 minutes
• Total Time: 5 minutes
• Yield: 2 cups
• Category: sauce
• Cuisine: American, barbecue

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Description

Carolina mopping sauce is vinegar based with a spicy kick .

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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

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Instructions

1. Mix all ingredients together.
2. 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.

Keywords: Carolina Mopping Sauce, vinegar basting sauce recipes, BBQ pork sauce, pig roast, spicy, MSG free, home made