Carolina Vinegar Sauce

A thin, bright vinegar sauce to toss through pulled pork — no cooking, cuts the fat and wakes it up

~1 cup · 3 min

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1 cup apple cider vinegar
1 Tbsp brown sugar
1 tsp red pepper flakes
1 tsp salt · ½ tsp black pepper
a dash of hot sauce (optional)

Shake & rest. Put everything in a jar and shake until the sugar and salt dissolve. Let it sit at least 15 min (or make it ahead) so the pepper flakes bloom.
Toss it through the pork. As you pull the pork, splash this over and toss so every strand is seasoned — start with half, add more to taste. Put the sweet sauce on the table for whoever wants it.

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1. Shake & rest. Put everything in a jar and shake until the sugar and salt dissolve. Let it sit at least 15 min (or make it ahead) so the pepper flakes bloom.

2. Toss it through the pork. As you pull the pork, splash this over and toss so every strand is seasoned — start with half, add more to taste. Put the sweet sauce on the table for whoever wants it.

✨ Untested — Claude drafted this one from scratch; it hasn't been cooked and amended in our kitchen yet, so treat the amounts as a starting point. Low salt — salt at the end and taste as you go; broth, cheese, and canned goods already bring salt.