Knowra Barbecue sauce Barbecue sauce Barbecue sauce is a seasoned condiment used to flavor or accompany barbecued and grilled foods. Its recipes vary widely, with tomato, vinegar, sweeteners, and spices common in many styles.
Tomato sauce : A sauce made chiefly from tomatoes, often seasoned and used as a condiment or cooking ingredient. Tomato supplies body, acidity, and color in many familiar barbecue sauces.
Basting (cooking) : The practice of moistening food during cooking with liquid, fat, or cooking juices. Basting spreads sauce over food as it cooks, though sugary sauces need careful timing.
Eastern North Carolina barbecue sauce : A thin, vinegar-and-pepper sauce traditionally served with whole-hog barbecue in eastern North Carolina. Its lack of tomato contrasts sharply with thick, sweet tomato-based sauces.
Barbecue : A method and culinary tradition of cooking food over fire or smoke, with meanings that vary by region. Sauce traditions developed alongside distinct ways of cooking and serving barbecue.
Vinegar : A sour liquid produced by fermenting alcohol into acetic acid. Vinegar brings sharp acidity and is especially prominent in Carolina-style sauces.
Glazing (cooking technique) : A cooking technique that coats food with a thin, glossy layer of sauce or other liquid. Repeated thin coats create the sticky, lacquered finish associated with sauced barbecue.
Lexington-style barbecue sauce : A western North Carolina sauce combining vinegar and pepper with tomato, often served with pork shoulder. It adds tomato to a vinegar base without adopting the sweetness of many commercial sauces.
Carolina barbecue : A family of barbecue traditions from North and South Carolina, especially associated with pork and regional sauces. Its vinegar, tomato, and mustard sauces demonstrate how neighboring regions developed different styles.
Molasses : A dark, viscous syrup left after sugar is extracted from sugarcane or sugar beets. Molasses adds sweetness, color, and a deep flavor to some barbecue sauce recipes.
Marinade : A seasoned liquid in which food is soaked before cooking to add flavor and sometimes tenderize it. Barbecue sauce is usually applied during or after cooking rather than used only as a soaking liquid.
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