Uncle Earl's NC BBQ Sauce

Rating: 4.13 stars
8 Ratings
  • 5 star values: 2
  • 4 star values: 5
  • 3 star values: 1
  • 2 star values: 0
  • 1 star values: 0

Hot and spicy sauce, great on pulled pork or grilled chicken. If you have a pressure canner, make a big batch to can, and store for up to one year.

By CAROLINADARLIN

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Recipe Summary

prep:
5 mins
cook:
15 mins
total:
20 mins
Servings:
128
Yield:
1 gallon
Nutrition Info
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Ingredients

128
Original recipe yields 128 servings
The ingredient list now reflects the servings specified

Directions

  • In a large saucepan or soup pot, stir together the ketchup, cider vinegar, sugar, butter, red pepper flakes and hot sauce. Cook over medium heat until the butter is melted and the sauce is heated through. Use right away, or store in the refrigerator for up to a month.

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Nutrition Facts

Per Serving:
24 calories; protein 0.2g; carbohydrates 4.3g; fat 0.8g; cholesterol 1.9mg; sodium 126.5mg. Full Nutrition
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Patty Cakes
Rating: 5 stars
09/07/2010
This recipe ended up in my RB on a lark. I suggested it when we were praying Hurricane Earl would not touch our friends on the East Coast. I decided to give it a whirl for my Labor Day ribs. OMG!! The family inhaled them!!! The sauce as written was just way too much so I did as one reviewer suggested and just dumped all the ingreds in a bowl on a smaller scale. This sauce is Sweet N Tangy!! After you start eating the ribs with this sauce it gets gradually hotter. It ROCKS!! My new favorite sauce:) Can not Thank You enough CarolinaDarlin:):) I wish I could Breathe this sauce instead of air. LOL Read More
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Most helpful critical review

Hope
Rating: 3 stars
09/13/2010
Good base recipe but tweak a little and IMHO better. I use half cup of dark brown sugar instead of any white sugar. 1 tsp worchestire sauce and then follow the rest of directions. Read More
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(9)
8 Ratings
  • 5 star values: 2
  • 4 star values: 5
  • 3 star values: 1
  • 2 star values: 0
  • 1 star values: 0
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wyorocksgirl
Rating: 4 stars
07/04/2007
I made this recipe to put on a smoked Boston Butt. I think it tastes great maybe a little less sugar next time. Great thickness and not too much tomato flavor. Thanks for sharing! Read More
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Patty Cakes
Rating: 5 stars
09/07/2010
This recipe ended up in my RB on a lark. I suggested it when we were praying Hurricane Earl would not touch our friends on the East Coast. I decided to give it a whirl for my Labor Day ribs. OMG!! The family inhaled them!!! The sauce as written was just way too much so I did as one reviewer suggested and just dumped all the ingreds in a bowl on a smaller scale. This sauce is Sweet N Tangy!! After you start eating the ribs with this sauce it gets gradually hotter. It ROCKS!! My new favorite sauce:) Can not Thank You enough CarolinaDarlin:):) I wish I could Breathe this sauce instead of air. LOL Read More
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(12)
Hope
Rating: 3 stars
09/13/2010
Good base recipe but tweak a little and IMHO better. I use half cup of dark brown sugar instead of any white sugar. 1 tsp worchestire sauce and then follow the rest of directions. Read More
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yum
Rating: 4 stars
01/06/2010
I made some pulled pork that was a little plain and I was looking for a quick fix so I tried this. The quantity is WAY more than I needed so I just squirted a little ketchup in a bowl and eyeballed the rest of the ingredients. I didn't put in the butter because the quantity was so small and I didn't have any hot sauce plus I don't like things too spicy. I didn't even cook the sauce because I was in a hurry but the ketchup/vinegar/sugar/pepper flakes combo was just what I was looking for. I'm sure it tastes even better if you follow the recipe. Read More
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BearFromOBX
Rating: 4 stars
09/13/2010
A good sauce but not technically North Carolina Sauce. Western NC sauces are more thin like a dipping sauce and rarely have this much sugar and Eastern NC sauce has NO tomato products (the originators thought tomato was poisonous!). As a NC native I think this is closer to a St. Louis glaze. Read More
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OGREUGLY
Rating: 4 stars
02/25/2011
Made this sauce but did change the 1 cup of white sugar for 3/4 cup brown sugar. I like the taste of brown sugar over white. I did ribs in the oven using this sauce turned out very good. Read More
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jeanne
Rating: 5 stars
05/06/2010
this is the best of NC bbq sauces not too hot but not bland either Read More
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