I made a SUGAR FREE version of this recipe, great for all those watching their sugar. It turned out just as good as the original. I substituted 1 talespoon of Xylitol for the brown sugar and added 1 dropper full of Chocolate Liquid STEVIA. it was deliciously yummy!

Just came back From Durham and had a pulled pork sandwich and this sauce tasted just like it. Instead of just mixing ingredients, heat up in a pot to a simmer and let the sugar dissolve and cool. This will infuse all the ingredients.

I loved this recipe, I used it with the "BBQ Pork for Sandwiches" recipe on this site and it was great. I had never made barbecue and this seemed almost completely vinegar (which I'm not fond of unless it's in barbecue) before I put it in; once it was mixed and baked with the pork, it was absolutely delicious and had many levels of flavor. I will definitely be using this recipe again!

Great recipe and couldn't be any easier to throw together. This type of sauce has a pretty strong vinegar taste, so it will taste pretty strong if you use it as a dip or pour-on type of sauce vs cooking the meat in it.

This was melt in your mouth yummy. However, I did make a few changes. I marinated my meat in the sauce as is, then when basting I added ketchup and more brown sugar to thicken. Same with dipping sauce. So wonderful. Thank you!

Pretty good - tangy, spicy, and once it's on the meat it's the perfect strength. I used this in the place of ketchup for sloppy joes, and it was good but needed some thickening.

HOLY COW!!!! This is incredible. I was craving Parker's BBQ(famous North Carolina BBQ restaurant) and this is the closest I could have gotten. Thank you A SIDE NOTE: I have made this recipe quite a few times since my review. Two points to add, one is that another famous BBQ restaurant in NC is Gardners. This recipe is fairly close, but perhaps more vinegar and hot than Gardners version. The second point is now I use this recipe as a way to use up my left over pork roast. I chop the meat into cubes and simmer on the stove top until meat begins to break down and vinegar is just about gone. LOVE THIS RECIPE!!!

Great recipe! I used this after I lost my grandmother's recipe and the family couldn't tell the difference:)

I'm not from the South and I've never had a BBQ sauce like this - but I'm allergic to tomatoes, so I thought I'd try it -- DELICIOUS! I used it with pulled pork and we loved it!!

I used this with Sarge's pulled pork recipe on this site. I crocked the pork for 8 hours according to Sarge's recipe, drained the liquid from it, pulled it apart, and then added this vinegar based sauce and let the pork stew in this for another 30-40 minutes. I still used a "tangy spare rib sauce", also from this site by Judy Clark, to use as the topping to the pork in the sandwiches. This vinegar based sauce was great for keeping the meat tender and juicy and kept it from becoming "rubbery". Just wonderful! Thanks!

This recipe was fantastic! I followed the directions exactly. I made it with Sarge's EZ Pulled Pork BBQ. When the pulled pork had one hour left to cook, I drained the liquid and added this sauce and put it back on low for another hour. Now I can finally stop wishing I was makng a trip to North Carolina just for the BBQ!

This is exactly what i was looking for.

Used this to finish the last couple of hours of slow cooking my pork loin, which will be served up as pulled pork sandwiches! It was perfect and really added a punch a flavor. All I did was pour off 90% of the cooking liquid (1 cup coffee and two tablespoons of vinegar) after 5 hours and the last 5 hours will be in this incredible sauce. Served up on toasted buns and carolina slaw!

With all the great reviews, I had to try it and I liked it. And I am a real skeptic when it comes to trying a different sauce than what I was used to...Fabulous!

wonderful! just like i remembered! i made a pork sholder roast for my husband's birthday this weekend. i shredded it, served the sauce on the side, & a spicy coleslaw. he LOVED it!

i used this with shredded chicken breast. Very yummy.

Coming from a southern girl, this recipe is fabulous. Reminded me of our trips to the Carolinas. Gave this to a friend as a gift with a boston butt....perfect!