Carolina Gold BBQ Sauce
By Food with Roots
Made to mop, glaze, and finish.
Goes on: Pork, Poultry
Carolina Gold BBQ Sauce is a tangy South Carolina mustard barbecue sauce, gold instead of red and built the Carolina way.
Regional favorite
South Carolina tradition.
Mustard forward and tangy. The gold the Midlands built its whole-hog tradition around.
How to run it
Sauce it right.
- 01
Cook the protein most of the way naked. Sauce is a finish, not a marinade.
- 02
Brush or mop it on in the last 10 to 15 minutes.
- 03
Let it tack up over the heat. Watch the sugars, they scorch fast.
- 04
Hit it again at the table. That's the coat that counts.
The Details
What you're working with.
- Type
- Sauce
- Flavor
- Tangy & Vinegar
- Heat
- Mild
- Best on
- Pork, Poultry
- Style
- South Carolina
- Maker
- Food with Roots
Carolina Gold BBQ Sauce is a tangy South Carolina mustard barbecue sauce, gold instead of red and built the Carolina way.
Food with Roots keeps this Carolina mustard BBQ sauce true to its roots. A mustard base carries it, real brown sugar rounds off the edge with a touch of sweet, and there is no tomato in sight and no artificial anything. It runs tangy first, a little sweet behind it, the classic gold pour that fatty pork was made for.
Work it as a mop, a glaze, or a dip depending on the cook. Brush it on in the last stretch so it sets, or serve it on the side for pulled pork and let people pour their own. The mustard tang cuts through rich meat and keeps every bite from going flat.
Best on
- Pulled pork and pork shoulder
- Chicken thighs and wings
- Ribs brushed late in the cook
- Smoked sausage and brats
- Drizzled over grilled vegetables