Vaunted Vinegar Sauce

Name: Vaunted Vinegar Sauce
Yield: Makes about 2 cups
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 2 cups cider vinegar or white vinegar; 2 cups cider vinegar or white vinegar; 2 tablespoons granulated sugar or packed brown sugar; 2 tablespoons granulated sugar or packed brown sugar; 2 teaspoons kosher salt or coarse sea salt; 2 teaspoons kosher salt or coarse sea salt; 1 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper; 1 teaspoon cayenne or crushed red chile flakes; 1 teaspoon cayenne or crushed red chile flakes

Preparation info

Makes about
2
cups

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

Smoke & Spice

By Cheryl Alters Jamison and Bill Jamison

Published 2014

About

If you’re one of the millions of Americans who have never tried anything except tomato-based barbecue sauces, a taste of this could be a real revelation. Thin, vinegary sauces of this style are as indigenous to the Southeast as summer humidity—and a lot more enjoyable, particularly on pork. A pig couldn’t ask for a finer demise.

Ingredients

2 cups cider vinegar or white vinegar
2 tablespoons granulated sugar or packed brown sugar

Americas
United States
Sauce
Gluten-free
Vegan

Method

Combine all of the ingredients in a bowl and stir to dissolve the sugar. Serve at room temperature or chilled. The sauce keeps indefinitely.