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Lexington Dip

Vinegar · Western North Carolina (Piedmont) · about 2 cups · 10 minutes

Eastern-style vinegar sauce with a touch of ketchup. Lexington folks call it "dip."

Lexington Dip barbecue sauce
Heat Sweetness

Ingredients

  • 1 1/2 cups apple cider vinegar
  • 1/2 cup ketchup
  • 1/4 cup water
  • 2 tablespoons brown sugar
  • 1 teaspoon red pepper flakes
  • 1 teaspoon kosher salt
  • 1/2 teaspoon black pepper
  • 1/2 teaspoon hot sauce

Method

  1. 1.Warm everything in a saucepan just until the sugar dissolves. Don't boil it.
  2. 2.Cool and bottle.

Storage

Refrigerate up to 2 months.

Pairs With

pork shoulder, chopped pork, red slaw