Bob in Georgia's Sauce (Eastern North Carolin Style)

2 cups vinegar
2 tablespoons salt
1 tablespoon red pepper flakes 
(black pepper also if you desire)


Dennis Rogers Version
(Rogers is a popular columnist for the Raleigh News & Observer and self-proclaimed "Oracle of the Holy Grub".) 
1 gallon cider vinegar
1/4 cup salt
2 tablespoon red pepper
3 tablespoon red pepper flakes
1 cup of firmly packed brown sugar or 1/2 cup molasses

Preparation: Mix them up together and let stand 4 hours.


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The Thrill of the Grill Version 
1 cup white vinegar
1 cup cider vinegar
1 tablespoon sugar
1 tablespoon crushed red pepper flakes
1 tablespoon Tabasco sauce
Salt and freshly cracked black pepper to taste.

Preparation: Just mix them up together and use.


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Southern Food Version 
2 cups cider vinegar
1 tablespoon peppercorns
1 teaspoon celery seeds
1 teaspoon salt
1 tablespoon hot pepper flakes
1 onion finely chopped
1 cup water

Preparation: Combine in a large saucepan. Bring to a boil, reduce heat, and simmer uncovered for an hour. Strain to remove the peppercorns if you like.


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Jack Daniels Old Time Barbecue Cookbook Version 1 
1 cup apple-cider vinegar
2 tablespoons salt
1/2 teaspoon red pepper
1 teaspoon red pepper flakes
1 tablespoon brown sugar 
Preparation: Combine all ingredients and let stand at least 4 hours, preferably 4 weeks!


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Jack Daniels Old Time Barbecue Cookbook Version 2 
2 cups white vinegar
1 tablespoon cayenne pepper
1/2 teaspoon black pepper

Preparation: Combine in a saucepan and bring to a boil. Reduce heat and simmer for 10 minutes.


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Smoke & Spice Version 
2 cups cider or white vinegar
2 tablespoons sugar or brown sugar
2 teaspoons salt
1 tablespoon fresh-ground black pepper
1 teaspoon cayenne or hot red pepper flakes

Preparation: Combine in a bowl and stir to dissolve sugar. Reduce heat and simmer for 10 minutes.


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Barbecued Ribs, Smoked Butts and Other Great Feeds Version 
1 pint cider vinegar
2 tablespoons salt
2 teaspoons ground red pepper
1 tablespoon red pepper flakes
2 tablespoons firmly packed brown sugar

Preparation: Combine all ingredients and let stand several hours before using.

 

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Western Sauces
All these contain some ketchup!
  

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Lexington Barbecue #1 
1 gallon water
1 qt. ketchup
1 qt. vinegar (amber 4% acidity)
10 oz sugar
8 oz salt
4 oz black pepper
4 oz crushed red pepper
Pinch of ground red pepper (cayenne)

Preparation: "Combine all ingredients into a 1.5 gallon stock potand bring to a boil, stirring occasionally. Spoon the piping hot dip onto the prepared meat just prior to serving. This is a very thin sauce, but it is the same formula that has been used around here for generations." Allen Hege, Lexington Barbecue #1

NOTE: This is NOT the recipe for the Smokehouse table sauce that Mr. Monk guards so carefully!


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Jack Daniels Old Time Barbecue Cookbook Version 1 
1 cup white vinegar
1/2 cup water
1/4 cup ketchup
1 tablespoon sugar
1/2 teaspoon red pepper
1/2 teaspoon black pepper
1/2 teaspoon salt

Preparation: Combine all ingredients in a saucepan and bring to boil. Reduce heat and simmer for 10 minutes.


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Jack Daniels Old Time Barbecue Cookbook Version 2 
1 cup ketchup
1 cup water
1/4 cup apple-cider vinegar
1 small onion
2 teaspoon garlic powder
2 tablespoons brown sugar
2 tablespoons molasses
2 teaspoons dry mustard
1 teaspoon chili powder

Preparation: Combine all ingredients in a saucepan and simmer for 20 minutes.


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Jack Daniels Old Time Barbecue Cookbook Version 3 
1 cup apple-cider vinegar
1 teaspoon salt
1 tablespoon celery salt
1/2 cup ketchup
1/2 teaspoon chili powder
1/8 teaspoon nutmeg
1/2 teaspoon brown sugar
1 cup water

Preparation: Combine all ingredients and bring to a boil.


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Smoke & Spice Version 
1-1/2 cups cider vinegar
1/2 cup ketchup
1/2 teaspoon cayenne or hot red pepper flakes
1 tablespoon sugar
1 teaspoons salt

Preparation: Combine in a bowl and stir to dissolve sugar. Reduce heat and simmer for 10 minutes.


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Barbecued Ribs, Smoked Butts and Other Great Feeds Version 
1-1/2 cups cider vinegar
1/2 cup catsup
1 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoons ground red pepper
1/8 tablespoon red pepper flakes
1 tablespoon granulated sugar
1/2 cup water

Preparation: Combine all ingredients in a saucepan. Bring to a boil, then simmer and stir sugar until dissolved.


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The Westport Neighbor's Club Cookbook Version
(On Lake Norman in Denver, NC) 
1/2 cup water
1/2 cups cider vinegar
1 cup catsup
1 teaspoon salt
1 tablespoon sugar
1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce
1 tablespoon Tabasco sauce
1/2 teaspoons pepper
1 chopped onion

Preparation: Mix all ingredients in a saucepan and simmer for one hour.


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Yadkin County (NC) Homemakers Extension Club Cookbook Version

1-1/2 cups cider vinegar
1/2 cup water
1/2 cup catsup
1 teaspoon salt
1 chopped onion
2 tablespoon brown sugar
1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce
1/8 teaspoons red pepper

Preparation: Mix all ingredients in a saucepan and boil slowly for 15 minutes.

 

