Carolina Mustard BBQ Sauce for Pulled Pork

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Summer is not far away and that means that BBQ season is approaching.

WooHoo!

I love BBQ. I like cooking BBQ, eating BBQ and hosting a BBQ. A good BBQ obviously has great meat but it also has some good BBQ sauce. If you look through my site, you will discover that I far prefer making my own BBQ sauce compared to buying some cheap sauce from the store. Some people will spend lots of time and effort to BBQ some quality meat and then squeeze on some store bought sauce. That is borderline travesty and a major BBQ no no.

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Every region in the US has their own take on what makes a good BBQ sauce. This recipe is a classic Carolina mustard based BBQ sauce. Tangy, sweet with a little heat, this mustard sauce is awesome on pulled pork, sausages, burgers hot dogs and more.

I have another BBQ sauce, which is awesome with pulled pork, that I call Carolina Red Sauce and it is popular in places like Piedmont and Lexington. I really like having both of these sauces side by side any time I have a picnic with lots of pulled pork.

If you are looking to make some pulled pork, check out my post for How to Smoke a Pork Shoulder Roast.

I like to have a few different types of sauces at any BBQ. Here are some other great options:

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Carolina Mustard BBQ Sauce for Pulled Pork

This recipe is a classic Carolina mustard based sauce. Tangy, sweet with a little heat, this mustard based sauce is awesome on pulled pork, sausages, burgers hot dogs and more.
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This recipe is a classic Carolina mustard based sauce. Tangy, sweet with a little heat, this mustard based sauce is awesome on pulled pork, sausages, burgers hot dogs and more.
Prep Time: 5 minutes
Cook Time: 20 minutes
Total Time: 25 minutes
Servings: 3 cups

Ingredients

  • 1 cup prepared yellow mustard
  • 3/4 cup brown sugar
  • 3/4 cup vinegar
  • 1/4 cup water
  • 1 tbsp chili powder
  • 1 tsp black pepper
  • 1/2 tsp cayenne
  • 1/2 tsp onion powder
  • 1/2 tsp garlic powder
  • 1 tsp salt
  • 3 tbsp butter

Instructions

  • Whisk all the ingredients together in a saucepan until smooth. Cook on medium low heat for about 20 minutes to allow the flavors to combine.
  • Store in a jar or squeeze bottle in the fridge.

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  • 5 stars
    🙌🙌👍👍❤️❤️

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  • Thank you so much! I love this sauce. It is my go to for pulled pork sandwiches and everyone whose tried it loves it also!

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  • 5 stars
    Made it for the first time tonight. Used apple cider vinegar which gave it a nice twist ! Look forward to using it on grilled smoked thick pork chops!

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  • Can you use apple cider vinegar?

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    • Sure – should work out just fine!

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  • 5 stars
    I made this tonight and it was great! Thank you!!

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    • I added it to some gourmet(expensive) baked beans that I found a bit flat and much too sweet!
      Then i added more.
      Perfecto!

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  • 5 stars
    I made this specifically for pulled pork. I live in NC so BBQ is like a staple for us but you have to have a great sauce to go with it. I love making my own so when I saw your recipe I had to try it. It is AWESOME!! My husband and son loved it too. We put it on BBQ, grilled chicken, grilled shrimp, I even made a pasta salad and dressed it with a little of the sauce. It was really good. Definitely a keeper. Thanks for sharing the recipe.

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  • 5 stars
    I made it for my pulled pork that I usually just add BBQ sauce to. It was delicious!!

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  • Thank you for this recipe, sounds great!

    Now all I need ia to learn how to make “pulled pork” lol..

    Fabby

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  • Are you using “table” salt or kosher salt ? Because the conversions are different based on size of kosher salt. Thank you. Look forward to trying this recipe

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    • I just use table salt.

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    • I just use table salt. I hope you enjoy the recipe!

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      • Ok. Thanks. Going to make some this afternoon. Thanks for the quick reply !!!

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        • No problem! Enjoy! I love it with pulled pork.

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    • 5 stars
      A tad bit on the spicy side but a real winner. Everyone liked it and will definitely make again. Thanks

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  • 5 stars
    Made this for pulled pork. Used about 3 teaspoons of chili powder and 1/4 teaspoon cayenne. Used my immersion blender to mix it. Delish! This one is a keeper. Thanks for sharing it.

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  • been wanting to find a good spicy mustard sauce for the longest for pulled pork ive made my own mustard sauce b4 and it taste good but i wanted to try someone elses for a change and this sounds so good to try and im sure i will enjoy,..thank you for sharing dis recipe!!

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  • I love mustard sauces for pulled pork and it is really hard to find a good one. Just made this one and everyone LOVES it. I had to dump out a squeeze bottle of honey mustard in the fridge just so I could keep the rest. Will definitely being using it for more than just the pork.

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  • Helpful information. Lucky me I ran across your web site accidentally, using this program . shocked precisely why that incident didn’t occurred beforehand! We bookmarked the item.

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  • Can’t wait to make this sauce – love the colour! How long do you think it would keep in the fridge?

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    • Hey Adam! I make this sauce and keep it in a squeeze bottle in the fridge. The kids love it for hot dogs and sandwiches as well. It lasts a month in the fridge (at least) before we run out and I need to make another batch.

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