Sauces

Barbecue sauces vary widely depending on where you live. In the Midwest and farther south into some parts of Texas, barbecue sauce is ketchup-based and is usually both sweet and spicy. In South Carolina, barbecue sauce is mustard-based. Alabama has a mayonnaise-based white sauce that is out of this world. And then there’s the vinegar-based sauce you’ll find in North Carolina, which I grew up on. And that’s just the beginning of the wonderful but diverse world of barbecue sauces.

Barbecue sauce is usually applied at the end of the smoking process, about 30 minutes before the meat is done cooking or at the table. My favorite way to serve barbecue sauce is in individual condiment cups right at the table so my friends and family can help themselves if they like.