All great barbecue is made even better with a good barbecue sauce, and you don’t have to be a champion pitmaster to make barbecue sauce at home. Tangy and bright, Carolina Gold BBQ Sauce is a mustard based sauce that takes just 10 minutes to make with ingredients you likely have in your pantry. Carolina Gold BBQ Sauce is easy to make and sure to bring a punch of flavor to your next cookout.
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Any barbecue fan knows that barbecue styles and sauces are intensely regional and vary from state to state. Carolina Gold BBQ Sauce is a mustard based sauce popular in South Carolina. When German immigrants arrived to South Carolina they added mustard to the region’s vinegar based sauce. The result is a sauce that’s tangy, rich and slightly sweet making it a perfect match for Carolina pulled pork.
Ingredients for Carolina Gold BBQ Sauce
Don’t let the longer list of ingredients put you off, making homemade bbq sauce is incredibly simple (take a look at my Coffee BBQ Sauce!). Chances are you’ve got most, if not all, of these ingredients in your pantry.
- yellow mustard
- honey
- brown sugar
- apple cider vinegar
- Worcestershire sauce
- smoked paprika
- garlic powder
- onion powder
- kosher salt
- ground black pepper
How to Serve Carolina Gold BBQ Sauce
You can use this sauce anywhere you would typically use bbq sauce. . Here are a few other suggestions for this tasty homemade bbq sauce.
- Grilled or smoked chicken (delicious on my smoked chicken wings!)
- Pulled pork or baby back ribs
- Serve with Grilled Skirt Steak or Smoked Tritip
- As a dipping sauce for chicken strips or nuggets
- Top a burger or bratwurst
How to Make Carolina Gold BBQ Sauce
Place all the ingredients in a medium saucepan and stir to combine. Bring to a simmer over medium heat. Reduce the heat to medium low or just warm enough that the sauce is just simmering, stirring on occasion. Cook for 15 minutes or until the sauce has thickened. Transfer to a glass container or squeeze bottle and serve as desired.
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Carolina Gold BBQ Sauce
Equipment
- 1 medium saucepan
Ingredients
- 1 cup yellow mustard
- 2 tbsp honey
- 2 tbsp brown sugar
- 2 tbsp apple cider vinegar
- 1 tbsp Worcestershire sauce
- 1 tsp smoked paprika
- 1 tsp garlic powder
- 1 tsp onion powder
- 1 tsp kosher salt
- 1 tsp ground black pepper
Instructions
- Place all the ingredients in a medium saucepan and stir to combine. Bring to a simmer over medium heat.
- Reduce the heat to medium low or just warm enough that the sauce is just simmering, stirring on occasion. Cook for 15 minutes or until the sauce has thickened.
- Transfer to a glass container or squeeze bottle and serve as desired.
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Jamie says
Wow! This sauce recipe looks amazingly delicious! A perfect sauce to boost and add flavor to our favorite BBQ dishes! I totally love it!
Sean says
I am not normally a mustard based bbq sauce kinda guy but this was so good I had to make a second rack of ribs so I could make more!
Amy Liu Dong says
This BBQ sauce has a good texture, is flavorful, and is easy to make. I will definitely make this again for another weekend BBQ get-together.
Ann says
This might be my new go-to BBQ sauce recipe. I loved the flavor in this BBQ sauce. Thanks for the recipe share!
Amy Liu Dong says
This sounds like a good and tasty bbq sauce to make.
I can’t wait to make this at home.